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.
-cide. 1  The killing of the person or thing indicated by the first component of the word. (This applies to all of the derived terms listed below.) 2  A killer of the person or thing indicated by the first component of the word. (This applies to some, but not all, of the derived terms listed below.)