Medical Dictionary

cordocentesis

noun cor·do·cen·te·sis \ˌkr-dō-(ˌ)sen-ˈtē-səs\

Medical Definition of CORDOCENTESIS

:  the withdrawal of a sample of fetal blood from the umbilical cord by transabdominal insertion of a needle guided by ultrasound

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