Abdominal vs Amniocentesis - What's the difference?
abdominal | amniocentesis |
Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral.
(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.
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(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:
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)- abdominal muscles
- abdominal cavity
Synonyms
* (of or pertaining to the abdomen) ventralDerived terms
* abdominal ringSynonyms
* (fish) Cypriniformes.References
amniocentesis
English
(wikipedia amniocentesis)Noun
(amniocenteses)- In most countries amniocentesis is now offered to – perhaps even imposed on – all older mothers, to check whether the foetus carries an extra chromosome.