AMNIOTIC FLUID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does amniotic fluid mean? 

• AMNIOTIC FLUID (noun)
  The noun AMNIOTIC FLUID has 1 sense:

1. the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion

  Familiarity information: AMNIOTIC FLUID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMNIOTIC FLUID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

amnionic fluid; amniotic fluid; waters

Context example:

before a woman gives birth her waters break

Hypernyms ("amniotic fluid" is a kind of...):

bodily fluid; body fluid; humor; humour; liquid body substance (the liquid parts of the body)

Holonyms ("amniotic fluid" is a part of...):

amniotic cavity (the fluid-filled cavity that surrounds the developing embryo)

 Context examples 

The extraembryonic membrane which contains the embryo and amniotic fluid.

(Amnion, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

According to the study authors, as the volume of amniotic fluid increases, pregnant women tend to increase their consumption of fluids.

(Drinking diet beverages during pregnancy linked to child obesity, NIH)

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

(Amniocentesis, NCI Thesaurus)

The transparent extraembryonic sac that holds the developing fetus and surrounding amniotic fluid.

(Amniotic Sac, NCI Thesaurus)

The level of alpha-fetoprotein in amniotic fluid is used to measure renal loss of protein to screen for spina bifida and anencephaly.

(Alpha-fetoprotein, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)

Presence of meconium into amniotic fluid.

(Meconium Stained Amniotic Fluid, NCI Thesaurus)

A lower than normal quantity of amniotic fluid in the amniotic sac as compared to normal values.

(Oligohydramnios, NCI Thesaurus)

Examples of embolic material include thrombus, fat, bone marrow, air, and amniotic fluid.

(Peripheral Embolus, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)

A serious condition in which a newborn breathes a mixture of meconium (the first intestinal discharge) and amniotic fluid into the lungs around the time of delivery.

(Meconium Aspiration Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the presence of polymorphonuclear cells migrating from the fetal umbilical cord vessels through the umbilical cord towards the bacteria containing amniotic fluid.

(Funisitis, NCI Thesaurus)