#amniocentesis__amniocentesi  extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities
  supertype:  centesis  (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid
     supertype:  puncture  the act of puncturing or perforating
        supertype:  activity  any specific activity or pursuit; "they avoided all recreational activity"
           supertype:  human_action__humanaction__act__human_activity__humanactivity  something that people do or cause to happen
              supertype:  process__proces  situation commonly considered as making a change during some period of time
                 supertype:  situation  something that "occurs" in a real/imaginary region of time and space
                    supertype:  thing__something___T__t___3D_or_4D_thing_or_anything_else  any category (type or individual) is instance of this type; any type is also a subtype of this type
                 supertype:  process_or_process_description
                    supertype:  processing_thing
                       supertype:  thing_playing_some_role  category to classify things according to roles/viewpoints; classification under this category is application-dependant
                          supertype:  thing__something___T__t___3D_or_4D_thing_or_anything_else  any category (type or individual) is instance of this type; any type is also a subtype of this type
              supertype:  process__proces__physicalsituation  intuitively, the class of things that happen and have temporal parts or stages; examples include extended events like a football match or a race, actions like pursuing and reading, and biological processes; sumo#process is not identical to pm#situation because an instance of pm#situation is not necessarily an instance of sumo#physical
                 supertype:  situation  something that "occurs" in a real/imaginary region of time and space
                 supertype:  process_or_process_description
                 supertype:  physical__physical_thing  an entity that has a location in space-time; locations are themselves understood to have a location in space-time; click here for more details on the identical category sowa#physical_thing
                    supertype:  thing__something___T__t___3D_or_4D_thing_or_anything_else  any category (type or individual) is instance of this type; any type is also a subtype of this type
  supertype:  prenatal_diagnosis  any of the diagnostic procedures used to determine whether a fetus has a genetic abnormality
     supertype:  diagnostic_procedure__diagnostic_technique  a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis
        supertype:  procedure.activity__process__proces  a particular course of action intended to achieve a results; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error"
           supertype:  activity  any specific activity or pursuit; "they avoided all recreational activity"

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