amnio

American  

[am-nee-oh] / ˈæm niˌoʊ /

noun

plural

amnios

1. Informal. amniocentesis.

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amnio British  

/ ˈæmnɪəʊ /

noun

1. short for amniocentesis

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Etymology

Origin of amnio

First recorded in 1985–90; by shortening

Example Sentences

Yet when her mother was pregnant with her, the doctors told her to expect a son, because the amnio test showed the presence of XY chromosomes.

From Salon • Sep. 26, 2023

In the case of an amnio, the benefit is knowledge in advance of birth, but since it is an invasive procedure, there is a risk of losing the pregnancy as a result of the amnio.

From Slate • Aug. 17, 2020

I could have gotten an amnio, which at the very least would have told me if my unborn child has any chromosomal deletions or additions.

From Salon • May 7, 2013

Photo: Lawrence Livermore National Lab A few months later, I counseled another couple whose amnio showed an inversion.

From Scientific American • Dec. 5, 2012

Wolff himself, however, seems to have abandoned his original notion, for in his memoir, "De formatione intestinorum præcipue tum et de amnio spurio aliisque partibus embryonis gallinacei, nondum visis," &c., in 'Comm.

From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.