Amniocentesis is a procedure whereby a sample of fluid is removed from the amniotic sac for analysis. The amniotic sac is in the uterine cavity. The amniotic sac is the fluid-filled structure inside a pregnant woman's uterus within which the baby lives. Fetal cells, proteins, and fetal urine freely move within this sac.mniocentesis is a procedure whereby a sample of fluid is removed from the amniotic sac for analysis. The amniotic sac is in the uterine cavity. The amniotic sac is the fluid-filled structure inside a pregnant woman's uterus within which the baby lives. Fetal cells, proteins, and fetal urine freely move within this sac.
1. a person or thing that qualifies. 2. a word, as an adverb or adjective, that qualifies or limits the meaning of another; modifier. [1555â65] modifier, qualifier - A word or phrase that limits or qualifies the sense of another is a modifier or qualifier.
5. to mark or sign with an initial or the initials of one's name, esp. as a token of approval. [1520â30; < Latin initiÄlis, derivative of initi(um) beginning, derivative of inÄ«re to enter, begin =in- in-2 + Ä«re to go] inâ¢iâ²tialâ¢er, n. inâ¢iâ²tialâ¢ly, adv.