prenatal diagnosis

/priˌneɪdl ˈdaɪəgˌnoʊsəs/

Definitions of prenatal diagnosis

1. noun

   any of the diagnostic procedures used to determine whether a fetus has a genetic abnormality
   types:

   echography, sonography, ultrasonography, ultrasound

   using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or study bodily organs

   amnio, amniocentesis

   (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities

   fetoscopy, foetoscopy

   prenatal diagnosis that allows direct observation of a fetus in the uterus and the withdrawal of fetal blood

   A-scan ultrasonography

   the use of ultrasonography to measure the length of the eyeball

   B-scan ultrasonography

   the use of ultrasonography to view structure in the back of the eye

   type of:

   diagnostic procedure, diagnostic technique

   a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis