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amniotomy

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amniotomy /am·ni·ot·o·my/ (am″ne-ot´ah-me) surgical rupture of the fetal membranes to induce labor.
am·ni·ot·o·my (mn-t-m)
n.
Surgical rupture of the fetal membranes to induce or expedite labor.
amniotomy
[am′nē·ot′əmē]
an artificial rupture of the fetal membranes, usually performed to stimulate or accelerate the onset of labor. The procedure is painless.
amniotomy
surgical rupture of the fetal membranes.
amniotomy
Breaking the bag of waters, membrane rupture Obstetrics The deliberate rupture of the amniotic sac to induce or hasten labor


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