Meanings
nounamnio (uncountable)
- uncountableamniocentesis
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities
Similar
Broader
centesisprenatal diagnosis
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Shortening.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
amnio. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amnio
MLA
“amnio.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amnio. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amnio,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amnio.
Source: amnio on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.