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Descriptor English:   Amniotic Fluid 
Descriptor Spanish:   Líquido Amniótico 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Líquido Amniótico 
Synonyms English:   Amniotic Fluid Indices
Amniotic Fluids
Fluid Index, Amniotic
Fluid Indices, Amniotic
Fluid, Amniotic
Fluids, Amniotic
Index, Amniotic Fluid
Indices, Amniotic Fluid
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
DG diagnostic imaging DE drug effects
EN enzymology IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
PS parasitology PH physiology
RE radiation effects SE secretion
VI virology  
Record Number:   668 
Unique Identifier:   D000653 

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