Prenatal diagnosis that allows direct observation of a fetus in the uterus and the withdrawal of fetal blood

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n. An endoscopic procedure during pregnancy to allow access to the fetus, the amniotic cavity, the umbilical cord, and the fetal side of the placenta.

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n. prenatal diagnosis that allows direct observation of a fetus in the uterus and the withdrawal of fetal blood [syn: foetoscopy ]

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Fetoscopy is an endoscopic procedure during pregnancy to allow access to the fetus , the amniotic cavity , the umbilical cord , and the fetal side of the placenta . A small (3–4 mm) incision is made in the abdomen , and an endoscope is inserted through ...