amniocentesis
/ˌam.nɪ.ə(ʊ).sɛnˈtiːs.ɪs/noun
amniocentesis is spelled A-M-N-I-O-C-E-N-T-E-S-I-S: 13 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, amniocentesis means “A procedure for obtaining amniotic fluid from a pregnant animal, by inserting a hollow needle through the abdominal wall and into the amniotic sac.…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of amniocentesis is amniocenteses.
How many letters and syllables are in amniocentesis?
| Letters | 13: A-M-N-I-O-C-E-N-T-E-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is amniocentesis?
Amniocentesis appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce amniocentesis?
- UK /ˌam.nɪ.ə(ʊ).sɛnˈtiːs.ɪs/
Amniocentesis has 6 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-amniocentesis.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with amniocentesis?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as amniocentesis from its last stressed vowel (/isɪs/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of amniocentesis
- amniocenteses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does amniocentesis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A procedure for obtaining amniotic fluid from a pregnant animal, by inserting a hollow needle through the abdominal wall and into the amniotic sac. Used in diagnosing possible genetic defects and/or obstetric complications, or simply to drain excess amniotic fluid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Amniocentesis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense procedure for obtaining amniotic fluid:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | amniocentèse |
| German | Amniozentese, Fruchtwasseruntersuchung |
| Portuguese | amniocentese |
| Spanish | amniocentesis |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does amniocentesis come from?
By surface analysis, amnio- + -centesis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).