oligohydramnios /ol·i·go·hy·dram·ni·os/ (-hi-dram´ne-os) deficiency in the amount of amniotic fluid.
oligohydramnios
oligohydramnios [ol″ĭ-go-hi-dram´ne-os]
oligohydramnios
ol·i·go·hy·dram·ni·os ( l  -g -h -dr m n -s)n. See oligoamnios. |
oligohydramnios
[-hidram′nē·əs]
Etymology: Gk, oligos + hydor, water, amnion, fetal membrane
an abnormally small amount or absence of amniotic fluid.
oligohydramnios [ol″ĭ-go-hi-dram´ne-os]
deficiency in the amount of amniotic fluid, defined as 500 mL or less at term and smaller amounts at earlier gestational ages.
oligohydramnios
deficiency in the amount of amniotic fluid.
oligohydramnios
Neonatology A relative paucity of amniotic fluid–
≤ 500 mL at term–seen when a fetus swallows more than usual Etiology Placental insufficiency, donor twin, urinary tract malformation, amount of fluid
≤ 500 mL at term–seen when a fetus swallows more than usual Etiology Placental insufficiency, donor twin, urinary tract malformation, amount of fluid
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