amniocentesis - CISMeF

Preferred Label : amniocentesis;

MeSH definition : Percutaneous transabdominal puncture of the uterus during pregnancy to obtain amniotic fluid. It is commonly used for fetal karyotype determination in order to diagnose abnormal fetal conditions.;

MeSH synonym : amniocenteses;

MeSH annotation : do not use /util except by MeSH definition;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amniocentesis;

Details

Origin ID

D000649;

UMLS CUI

C0002627;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
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- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- instrumentation [MeSH Qualifier]
- methods [MeSH Qualifier]
- mortality [MeSH Qualifier]
- nursing [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
MedlinePlus topic(s)
- prenatal testing [MedlinePlus Topic]
Record concept(s)
- amniocentesis [MeSH concept]
See also
- chorionic villi sampling [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Diagnostic Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Amniocentesis [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Amniocentesis [LOINC method]
- Amniocentesis [NCIt concept]
- Amniocentesis (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Diagnostic amniocentesis [ICD-9 code]
- Diagnostic aspiration of amniotic cavity (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- amniocentesis, nos [SNOMED Notion]

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