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Abdominal vs Amniocentesis - What's the difference?

abdominal | amniocentesis |

As nouns the difference between abdominal and amniocentesis

is that abdominal is (zoology|obsolete) a fish of the order abdominales while amniocentesis is (medicine) a procedure for obtaining amniotic fluid from a pregnant animal, by inserting a hollow needle through the abdominal wall and into the amniotic sac used in diagnosing possible genetic defects and/or obstetric complications.

As a adjective abdominal

is of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral .

abdominal

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral.
  • abdominal muscles
    abdominal cavity
  • (ichthyology) Having the ventral fins under the abdomen and behind the pectoral fins.
  • (ichthyology) Ventral, in describing a fin.
  • (zoology, obsolete) Belonging to the order Abdominales of fish.
  • Synonyms

    * (of or pertaining to the abdomen) ventral

    Derived terms

    * abdominal ring

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (zoology, obsolete) A fish of the order Abdominales.
  • Synonyms

    * (fish) Cypriniformes.

    References

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    amniocentesis

    Noun

    (amniocenteses)
  • (medicine) A procedure for obtaining amniotic fluid from a pregnant animal, by inserting a hollow needle through the abdominal wall and into the amniotic sac. Used in diagnosing possible genetic defects and/or obstetric complications.
  • * 1999 , (Matt Ridley), Genome , Harper Perennial 2004, p. 287:
  • In most countries amniocentesis is now offered to – perhaps even imposed on – all older mothers, to check whether the foetus carries an extra chromosome.