amnios

NOUN
  1. thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)

How To Use amnios In A Sentence

  • A discrepancy between size and dates because of polyhydramnios in fetuses with giant neck masses is a common indication for ultrasonography, leading to prenatal diagnosis. Giant Neck Masses (GNM), Cervical Teratoma
  • The recipient responds to the blood transfusion by producing excessive amounts of urine, and is surrounded by a large volume of amniotic fluid (polyhydramnios).
  • Risk factors associated with positional head deformity are premature birth, hypotonic muscle disorders, congenital torticollis, and intrauterine constraint (such as in multiple gestation or oligohydramnios).
  • Poorly controlled gestational diabetes is associated with an increase in the incidence of preeclampsia, polyhydramnios, fetal macrosomia, birth trauma, operative delivery, and neonatal hypoglycemia.
  • Polyhydramnios is a common complication of pregnancy that causes significantly increased perinatal morbidity and mortality.
  • Polyhydramnios is a common obstetrical indication for ultrasonography; therefore, a prenatal diagnostic marker exists for many large fetal lung tumors. Bronchopulmonary sequestration and Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid
  • A large mass causes mediastinal shift, hypoplasia of normal lung tissue, polyhydramnios and cardiovascular compromise leading to fetal hydrops and death. Bronchopulmonary sequestration and Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid
  • Conclusion AFI is one important evidence to diagnose oligohydramnios.
  • A large mass causes mediastinal shift, hypoplasia of normal lung tissue, polyhydramnios and cardiovascular compromise leading to fetal hydrops and death. Bronchopulmonary sequestration and Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid
  • Many doctors routinely order amnios for women over 35 or those who have a family history of birth defects.
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