different between removal vs cordocentesis

English

Etymology

remove +? -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???mu?v?l/

• Rhymes: -u?v?l

Noun

removal (countable and uncountable, plural removals)

1. The process of moving, or the fact of being removed.
2. The relocation of a business etc.
3. The dismissal of someone from office.
4. (Ireland) An evening funeral ritual in which the coffin holding the deceased is brought, usually from a funeral home, to the church where the funeral mass will be celebrated the following day. Prayers are said before and after the journey, after which mourners are typically received at the home of the deceased.
5. (slang, euphemistic) Murder.

Synonyms

• (moving to another place): move, relocation

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• vomeral

English

Etymology

From cordo +? -centesis.

Noun

cordocentesis (countable and uncountable, plural cordocenteses)

1. (surgery, uncountable) The removal of blood from an umbilical cord in utero for testing.
2. (surgery, countable) One instance of that procedure.

Synonyms

• FBS, fetal blood sampling
• funipuncture
• PUBS

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