Aminocentesis

[Anarchy9393]

I've looked in my text book for my class and I can't find any anwsers. My question is what exactly is aminocentesis?

[seders99]

Amniocentesis (also referred to as amniotic fluid test or AFT), is a medical procedure used in prenatal diagnosis of genetic abnormalities and fetal infections, in which a small amount of amniotic fluid, which contains fetal tissues, is extracted from the amnion or amniotic sac surrounding a developing fetus, and the fetal DNA is examined for genetic abnormalities.