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Dictionary of Environmental Health

amniocentesis

A medical diagnostic procedure for detecting genetic abnormalities in the foetus. The procedure involves the removal via a hollow needle of AMNIOTIC FLUID from the uterus of the pregnant female and the subsequent examination for chromosomal or genetic abnormality of extracted cells concentrated by CENTRIFUGE.

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Amniocentesis from Dictionary of Environmental Health. ISBN: 0-203-16591-8. Published: 2003–07–18. ©2009 Taylor and Francis. All rights reserved.



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