(medicine) Artificial rupture of the fetal membranes by means of an amniotome to induce labor.
amniotomy
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(′am·nē′äd·ə·mē)
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(ăm'nē-ŏt'ə-mē)
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Surgical rupture of the fetal membranes to induce or expedite labor.
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Surgical rupture of the fetal membranes.
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