different between amniocenteses vs amniocentesis

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amniocenteses

From amnio(n) +? -centesis.

amniocentesis (plural amniocenteses)

(medicine) A procedure for obtaining amniotic fluid from a pregnant animal, by inserting a hollow needle through the abdominal wall and into the amniotic sac. Used in diagnosing possible genetic defects and/or obstetric complications.
- 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial 2004, p. 287:
  In most countries amniocentesis is now offered to – perhaps even imposed on – all older mothers, to check whether the foetus carries an extra chromosome.

amniocentesis f (plural amniocentesis)

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