Topic: HOSPITAL
 |
| Date: | 1900-2000 |
| Language: | Modern Latin |
| Origin: | amnion ( AMNIOTIC) + centesis 'making a hole' (from Greek, from kentein 'to prick') |
| |||||||||
am‧ni‧o‧cen‧te‧sis
[uncountable]
[uncountable]MH a test to see if an unborn baby has a disease or other problem, done by taking liquid from the mother's womb
