Surgical Puncture of the Thin Membrane That Surrounds the Fetus

question 64

Multiple Choice

Surgical puncture of the thin membrane that surrounds the fetus is called:

• A) adenectomy.
• B) amniocentesis.
• C) angiorrhexis.
• D) glycolysis.

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Definitions:

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