amniocentese
Portuguese, noun/ɐ̃.ni.o.sẽˈtɛ.zi/
amniocentese is spelled A-M-N-I-O-C-E-N-T-E-S-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese, the 111,334th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Amniocentese is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “amniocentesis (procedure for obtaining amniotic fluid)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does amniocentese mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineamniocentesis (procedure for obtaining amniotic fluid)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of amniocentese
- amniocenteses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce amniocentese?
- Brazil /ɐ̃.ni.o.sẽˈtɛ.zi/
- Brazil /ɐ̃.njo.sẽˈtɛ.zi/
- Portugal /ɐ̃.nju.sẽˈtɛ.zɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to amniocentese
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is amniocentese in Portuguese?
amniocentese appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).