NOUN
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the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion
before a woman gives birth her waters break
How To Use amniotic fluid In A Sentence
- Veterinarians are completing the study comparing allantoic and amniotic fluids and heart rates of fetuses in mares.
- January 2007 – Scientists at Wake Forest University led by Dr. Anthony Atala and Harvard University report discovery of a new type of stem cell in amniotic fluid. [ Think Progress » Poll: Large Number Of Texans Doubt The Theory Of Evolution, Believe In Human-Dinosaur Coexistence
- Positive or faint amniotic fluid acetylcholinesterase band with normal ultrasound. Prenatal Diagnosis
- The baby is protected by the amniotic fluid in the womb and by your abdomen.
- Low or absent amniotic fluid during this time period can result in pulmonary hypoplasia. Lower Urinary Tract Obstruction (LUTO)
- Increased amniotic fluid alpha-fetoprotein in patients with fetal nuchal edema. Prenatal Diagnosis
- Sullivan KM, Hawgood S, Flake AW, Harrison MR, Adzick NS: Amniotic fluid phospholipid analysis in the congenital diaphragmatic hernia fetus. CHOP congenital diaphragmatic hernia publications
- Rather than amniotic fluid contributing to soft skin, according to Kelly, babies in the womb are protected by vernix.
- But the liquid spreading rapidly on the pretty floral sheets wasn't the sweetish, colourless amniotic fluid.
- Amniotic fluid, chorionic villi, or fetal serum can be tested for evidence of West Nile virus infection.