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Meanings of amnio in English
(Pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities.
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Examples for "amniocentesis"
Examples for "amniocentesis"
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The doctor was probably trying again to convince her to do amniocentesis.
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Prenatal diagnosis by amniocentesis was limited until recently to older pregnant women.
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No, amniocentesis is not a potentially fatal injection into the baby's neck.
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Design: Thirty trainees received a course on the practice of amniocentesis.
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Because of these discordant results, an amniocentesis was offered but declined.
Usage of amnio in English
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You can have DNA tests eventually, particularly if she's willing to do amnio.
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She and her daughter-in-law both hoped this was a temporary fixation, triggered largely by Sara's amnio.
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I had the amnio, which was normal.
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And both amnio and CVS can be used for only a couple of genetic tests, said Stanford bioethicist Hank Greely.
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About 1 to 2 percent of pregnant women in the United States have amnio or CVS.
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I got interested in the summer, around the time we got Sara's amnio results and we realized we were going to have a little boy.
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"They can tell in the sixteenth week itself these days with that amnio test."
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Amnio poses a 1-in-400 risk of miscarriage.
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"There will be no ultrasound and no amnio test."
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"Amnio test for what?" he asked.
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"Have you had the amnio yet?"
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"Lata's ultrasound and amnio test is tomorrow," Jayant said, I think to stop everyone from thinking about my American fiancé.
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You can have DNA tests eventually, particularly if she's willing to do amnio.
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She and her daughter-in-law both hoped this was a temporary fixation, triggered largely by Sara's amnio.
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I had the amnio, which was normal.
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And both amnio and CVS can be used for only a couple of genetic tests, said Stanford bioethicist Hank Greely.
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