prenatal diagnosis
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4.0
- noun
- /ˈpriːneɪtəl daɪəɡˈnɔːsɪs/
- Specialized
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diagnóstico prenatal
- Comparable arguments have surrounded the ubiquitous use of prenatal diagnosis to determine the sex of the fetus, which in a number of countries (e.g., India and China) has led to selective abortion of (usually) female offspring.
- prenatal diagnosis of clubfoot
- prenatal diagnosis of genetic anomaly
Examples
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Researchers have started to investigate the sensitivity and specificity for the prenatal diagnosis of clubfoot made via routine ultrasound.
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In fact, selective abortion based on a prenatal diagnosis of genetic anomaly reduces the fetus and ultimately the person with a disability to their genetic characteristics.
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From a social perspective, these disorders have implications for prenatal diagnosis and selective abortion.
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I was forced to choose to terminate a much-wanted pregnancy in the 20th week due to a poor prenatal diagnosis.
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He says it is a matter of urgency to define and standardize the various techniques of prenatal diagnosis.
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The beauty of carrying to term with a poor prenatal diagnosis or doing all you can when a child is given a poor postnatal diagnosis (after birth),
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Prenatal diagnosis of clubfoot is extremely helpful in providing expectant parents with time to learn about the diagnosis and current management of congenital clubfoot.
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Todros T, Capuzzo E, Gaglioti P. 2001. Prenatal diagnosis of congenital anomalies. Images
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Our characterization of CA repeats proximal to the PKD1 locus will simplify presymptomatic and prenatal diagnosis of ADPKD.
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The prenatal diagnosis confirmed that the fetus was healthy and developing well.
How Invasive
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'prenatal' (before birth) + 'diagnosis' (process of determining a condition), so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to diagnosing conditions before childbirth. This compound follows a regular medical noun–modifier pattern found across many languages (e.g. Spanish/French equivalents), making it readily comprehensible to B1 learners.
Etymology
The noun prenatal diagnosis comes from the simple image of doctors doing tests on a baby before it is born. The part prenatal means 'before birth' and diagnosis means 'finding a problem', so the phrase means medical tests done before birth to find problems in the baby's genes.