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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
:
chemistry
cytology
drug effects
enzymology
immunology
metabolism
microbiology
physiology
parasitology
radiography
radiation effects
radionuclide imaging
secretion
ultrasonography
virology
Record Number:
668
Unique Identifier:
D000653
Occurrence in VHL
:
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