Amniotic fluid, the Glossary

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1. 47 relations: Amniocentesis, Amniote, Amniotic fluid embolism, Amniotic sac, Amniotic stem cells, Antibiotic, Bed rest, Blood plasma, Carbohydrate, Chemoreceptor, Childbirth, Chondroitin sulfate, Chorionic villus sampling, Clubfoot, Electrolyte, Extracellular matrix, Fern test, Fetus, Fluid replacement, Fundal height, Gestation, Gestational age, Gestational sac, Glycosaminoglycan, Gravidity and parity, Hering–Breuer reflex, Hyaluronic acid, Hypoplasia, Keratin, Lipid, Liquid breathing, Meconium, Medical ultrasound, Nitrazine, Oligohydramnios, PH, Phospholipid, Placenta, Polyhydramnios, Potter sequence, Protein, Rupture of membranes, Stem cell, Steroid, Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, Urea, Vaginal discharge.

Amniocentesis

Amniocentesis is a medical procedure used primarily in the prenatal diagnosis of genetic conditions.

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Amniote

Amniotes are tetrapod vertebrate animals belonging to the clade Amniota, a large group that comprises the vast majority of living terrestrial and semiaquatic vertebrates.

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Amniotic fluid embolism

An amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a life-threatening childbirth (obstetric) emergency in which amniotic fluid enters the blood stream of the mother, triggering a serious reaction which results in cardiorespiratory (heart and lung) collapse and massive bleeding (coagulopathy).

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Amniotic sac

The amniotic sac, also called the bag of waters or the membranes, is the sac in which the embryo and later fetus develops in amniotes. Amniotic fluid and amniotic sac are body fluids, Embryology, Midwifery and obstetrics.

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Amniotic stem cells

Amniotic stem cells are the mixture of stem cells that can be obtained from the amniotic fluid as well as the amniotic membrane.

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Antibiotic

An antibiotic is a type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria.

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Bed rest

Bed rest, also referred to as the rest-cure, is a medical treatment in which a person lies in bed for most of the time to try to cure an illness.

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Blood plasma

Blood plasma is a light amber-colored liquid component of blood in which blood cells are absent, but which contains proteins and other constituents of whole blood in suspension. Amniotic fluid and blood plasma are body fluids.

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Carbohydrate

A carbohydrate is a biomolecule consisting of carbon (C), hydrogen (H) and oxygen (O) atoms, usually with a hydrogen–oxygen atom ratio of 2:1 (as in water) and thus with the empirical formula (where m may or may not be different from n), which does not mean the H has covalent bonds with O (for example with, H has a covalent bond with C but not with O).

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Chemoreceptor

A chemoreceptor, also known as chemosensor, is a specialized sensory receptor which transduces a chemical substance (endogenous or induced) to generate a biological signal.

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Childbirth

Childbirth, also known as labour, parturition and delivery, is the completion of pregnancy where one or more babies exits the internal environment of the mother via vaginal delivery or caesarean section. Amniotic fluid and Childbirth are Midwifery.

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Chondroitin sulfate

Chondroitin sulfate is a sulfated glycosaminoglycan (GAG) composed of a chain of alternating sugars (N-acetylgalactosamine and glucuronic acid).

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Chorionic villus sampling

Chorionic villus sampling (CVS), sometimes called "chorionic villous sampling" (as "villous" is the adjectival form of the word "villus"), is a form of prenatal diagnosis done to determine chromosomal or genetic disorders in the fetus.

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Clubfoot is a congenital or acquired defect where one or both feet are rotated inward and downward.

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Electrolyte

An electrolyte is a medium containing ions that are electrically conductive through the movement of those ions, but not conducting electrons.

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In biology, the extracellular matrix (ECM), also called intercellular matrix (ICM), is a network consisting of extracellular macromolecules and minerals, such as collagen, enzymes, glycoproteins and hydroxyapatite that provide structural and biochemical support to surrounding cells.

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Fern test

The fern test is a medical laboratory test used in obstetrics and gynecology.

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Fetus

A fetus or foetus (fetuses, foetuses, rarely feti or foeti) is the unborn offspring that develops from a mammal embryo. Amniotic fluid and fetus are Embryology.

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Fluid replacement

Fluid replacement or fluid resuscitation is the medical practice of replenishing bodily fluid lost through sweating, bleeding, fluid shifts or other pathologic processes.

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Fundal height

Fundal height, or McDonald's rule, is a measure of the size of the uterus used to assess fetal growth and development during pregnancy. Amniotic fluid and Fundal height are Midwifery and obstetrics.

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Gestation

Gestation is the period of development during the carrying of an embryo, and later fetus, inside viviparous animals (the embryo develops within the parent).

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Gestational age

In obstetrics, gestational age is a measure of the age of a pregnancy taken from the beginning of the woman's last menstrual period (LMP), or the corresponding age of the gestation as estimated by a more accurate method, if available. Amniotic fluid and gestational age are Midwifery and obstetrics.

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Gestational sac

The gestational sac is the large cavity of fluid surrounding the embryo. Amniotic fluid and gestational sac are Embryology.

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Glycosaminoglycan

Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) or mucopolysaccharides are long, linear polysaccharides consisting of repeating disaccharide units (i.e. two-sugar units).

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Gravidity and parity

In biology and medicine, gravidity and parity are the number of times a female has been pregnant (gravidity) and carried the pregnancies to a viable gestational age (parity).

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Hering–Breuer reflex

The Hering–Breuer inflation reflex, named for Josef Breuer and Ewald Hering, is a reflex triggered to prevent the over-inflation of the lung.

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Hyaluronic acid

Hyaluronic acid (abbreviated HA; conjugate base hyaluronate), also called hyaluronan, is an anionic, nonsulfated glycosaminoglycan distributed widely throughout connective, epithelial, and neural tissues.

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Hypoplasia

Hypoplasia (adjective form hypoplastic) is underdevelopment or incomplete development of a tissue or organ.

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Keratin

Keratin is one of a family of structural fibrous proteins also known as scleroproteins.

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Lipid

Lipids are a broad group of organic compounds which include fats, waxes, sterols, fat-soluble vitamins (such as vitamins A, D, E and K), monoglycerides, diglycerides, phospholipids, and others.

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Liquid breathing

Liquid breathing is a form of respiration in which a normally air-breathing organism breathes an oxygen-rich liquid (such as a perfluorocarbon), rather than breathing air, by selecting a liquid that can hold a large amount of oxygen and is capable of CO2 gas exchange.

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Meconium

Meconium is the earliest stool of a mammalian infant resulting from defecation.

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Medical ultrasound

Medical ultrasound includes diagnostic techniques (mainly imaging techniques) using ultrasound, as well as therapeutic applications of ultrasound.

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Nitrazine

Nitrazine or phenaphthazine is a pH indicator dye often used in medicine. Amniotic fluid and Nitrazine are obstetrics.

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Oligohydramnios

Oligohydramnios is a medical condition in pregnancy characterized by a deficiency of amniotic fluid, the fluid that surrounds the fetus in the abdomen, in the amniotic sac.

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PH

In chemistry, pH, also referred to as acidity or basicity, historically denotes "potential of hydrogen" (or "power of hydrogen").

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Phospholipid

Phospholipids are a class of lipids whose molecule has a hydrophilic "head" containing a phosphate group and two hydrophobic "tails" derived from fatty acids, joined by an alcohol residue (usually a glycerol molecule).

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Placenta

The placenta (placentas or placentae) is a temporary embryonic and later fetal organ that begins developing from the blastocyst shortly after implantation.

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Polyhydramnios

Polyhydramnios is a medical condition describing an excess of amniotic fluid in the amniotic sac.

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Potter sequence

Potter sequence is the atypical physical appearance of a baby due to oligohydramnios experienced when in the uterus.

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Protein

Proteins are large biomolecules and macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residues.

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Rupture of membranes

Rupture of membranes (ROM) or amniorrhexis is a term used during pregnancy to describe a rupture of the amniotic sac. Amniotic fluid and rupture of membranes are Midwifery and obstetrics.

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Stem cell

In multicellular organisms, stem cells are undifferentiated or partially differentiated cells that can change into various types of cells and proliferate indefinitely to produce more of the same stem cell.

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Steroid

A steroid is an organic compound with four fused rings (designated A, B, C, and D) arranged in a specific molecular configuration.

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Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome

Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), also known as feto-fetal transfusion syndrome (FFTS), twin oligohydramnios-polyhydramnios sequence (TOPS) and stuck twin syndrome, is a complication of monochorionic multiple pregnancies (the most common form of identical twin pregnancy) in which there is disproportionate blood supply between the fetuses.

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Urea

Urea, also called carbamide (because it is a diamide of carbonic acid), is an organic compound with chemical formula.

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Vaginal discharge

Vaginal discharge is a mixture of liquid, cells, and bacteria that lubricate and protect the vagina.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amniotic_fluid

Also known as Ambiotic fluid, Amneotic fluid, Lichor, Liquor amnii.