Definition of Cordocentesis

1. Noun. The removal of blood from a umbilical cord in utero for testing. ¹

2. Noun. One instance of that procedure. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Cordocentesis

1. The collecting of foetal blood samples via ultrasound-guided needle aspiration of the blood in the umbilical vein. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cordocentesis

cordings
cordis
cordite
cordites
corditis
cordless
cordless phone
cordless phones
cordless telephone
cordless telephones
cordlesses
cordlessly
cordlessness
cordlike
cordobas
cordocentesis (current term)
cordon
cordon bleu
cordon off
cordon sanitaire
cordoned
cordoned off
cordoning
cordoning off
cordonnet
cordonnets
cordons
cordons off
cordons sanitaires
cordopexy

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