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Amniocentesis Pronunciation
Amniocentesis is pronounced am-nee-oh-sen-TEE-sis, IPA /ˌæmnioʊˌsɛnˈtisɪs/.
am-nee-oh-sen-TEE-sis
US /ˌæmnioʊˌsɛnˈtisɪs/
Syllables: am · nee · oh · sen · TEE · sis (6 syllables, stress on syllable 5)
noun: A test in pregnancy that draws off a little amniotic fluid to check the fetus for abnormalities.
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Amniocentesis in a Sentence
- The clinic offered an amniocentesis in the sixteenth week.
- Amniocentesis carries a small risk of miscarriage.
- Results from the amniocentesis took eight days.
Common Mispronunciations of Amniocentesis
Not am-nee-oh-sen-TEE-sees
The esis ending closes on a hissed sis, matching diagnosis and prognosis. A long ee at the very end belongs to the plural, amniocenteses.
Not am-NY-oh-sen-tee-sis
The amnio half is built on amnion, with a short flat a and no eye vowel. All five beats in front of TEE are light.
Tip: Six beats, and the fifth takes the punch. Breaking it as amnio plus centesis, a tapping or puncture, makes it easier to hold together.
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