Medical term:
oligohydramnios
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.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
ol·i·go·hy·dram·ni·os
(ol'i-gō-hī-dram'nē-os),The presence of an insufficient amount of amniotic fluid (less than 300 mL at term).
Synonym(s): hypamnion, hypamnios, oligamnios, oligoamnios
[oligo- + G. hydōr, water, + amnion]
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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.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
ol·i·go·hy·dram·ni·os
(ol'i-gō-hī-dram'nē-os)The presence of an insufficient amount of amnionic fluid (less than 300 mL at term).
Synonym(s): oligoamnios.
Synonym(s): oligoamnios.
[oligo- + G. hydōr, water, + amnion]
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oligohydramnios
A rare deficiency of AMNIOTIC FLUID. This is associated with poor function of the PLACENTA, fetal growth retardation and congenital abnormalities.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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