am‧ni‧o‧cen‧te‧sis /ˌæmniəʊsenˈtiːsəs, ˌæmniəʊsenˈtiːsɪs $ -nioʊ-/
noun [uncountable][
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
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