amnio
Americannoun
plural
amniosnoun
Etymology
Origin of amnio
First recorded in 1985–90; by shortening
Example Sentences
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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
Finally, different patients perceive risk, benefit, and necessity in different ways, which means some women that the medical community labels “low-risk” would pursue an amnio, while some “high-risk” women would not.
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
The young couple looked at me expectantly as I re-read the amnio report and tried to decide what to tell them.
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.
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