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amniocentesis (oh)



[Date: 1900-2000; Language: Modern Latin; Origin: amnion ( AMNIOTIC) + centesis 'making a hole' (from Greek, from kentein 'to prick')]
a test to see if an unborn baby has a disease or other problem, done by taking liquid from the mother's womb