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Descriptor
English
:
Amniotic Fluid
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Líquido Amniótico
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Líquido Amniótico
Synonyms
English
:
Amniotic Fluid Index
Tree Number:
A12.098
A16.378.149
Definition
English
:
A clear, yellowish liquid that envelopes the FETUS inside the sac of
AMNION
. In the first trimester, it is likely a transudate of maternal or fetal
plasma
. In the second trimester,
amniotic fluid
derives primarily from fetal lung and
kidney
. Cells or substances in this fluid can be removed for prenatal diagnostic tests (
AMNIOCENTESIS
).
Indexing Annotation
English
:
intra-amniotic
injections
do not go here: use
AMNION
+
INJECTIONS
; excess fluid and
hydramnios
=
POLYHYDRAMNIOS
; fluid deficiency =
OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS
See Related
English
:
Embolism, Amniotic Fluid
Fetoscopy
Oligohydramnios
Polyhydramnios
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
SE
secretion
US
ultrasonography
VI
virology
Record Number:
668
Unique Identifier:
D000653
Occurrence in VHL
:
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