Amniocentesis - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Amniocentesis;

NCIt definition : A prenatal diagnostic procedure in which a small sample of amniotic fluid is removed from the uterus by a needle inserted into the abdomen. This procedure is used to detect various genetic abnormalities in the fetus and/or the sex of the fetus.;

Alternative definition : NICHD: A prenatal diagnostic procedure in which a small sample of amniotic fluid is removed from the uterus by a needle inserted into the abdomen.;

Details

Origin ID

C52009;

UMLS CUI

C0002627;

Semantic type(s)
- Diagnostic Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Amniocentesis [LOINC method]
- Amniocentesis [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Amniocentesis (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Diagnostic amniocentesis [ICD-9 code]
- Diagnostic aspiration of amniotic cavity (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- amniocentesis [MeSH concept]
- amniocentesis [MeSH Descriptor]
- amniocentesis, nos [SNOMED Notion]
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- NICHD Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Perinatal Terminology [NCIt concept]

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