amnioscopy

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noun

Examination of a foetus and the amniotic fluid in the lowest part of the amniotic sac using an amnioscope introduced through the cervical canal.

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Meanings

nounamnioscopy (plural amnioscopies)

plural amnioscopies

  1. Examination of a foetus and the amniotic fluid in the lowest part of the amniotic sac using an amnioscope introduced through the cervical canal.

Origin

From amnio- + -scopy.

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Translations

Catalan amnioscòpia
  • amnioscòpiaexamination of a foetus and the amniotic fluid
Finnish amnioskopia, lapsivedentähystys
  • amnioskopiaexamination of a foetus and the amniotic fluid
  • lapsivedentähystysexamination of a foetus and the amniotic fluid
Portuguese amnioscopia
  • amnioscopiaexamination of a foetus and the amniotic fluid
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APA

amnioscopy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amnioscopy

MLA

“amnioscopy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amnioscopy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amnioscopy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amnioscopy.

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