CEFR C1

amniotomy

noun

Meaning

amniotomy means (medicine) An artificial rupture of membranes to induce or accelerate labour. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses amniotomy to mean (medicine) An artificial rupture of membranes to induce or accelerate labour.
The teacher asked students to find amniotomy in the reading.

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amniotomy (C1)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses amniotomy to mean (medicine) An artificial rupture of membranes to induce or accelerate labour.
The teacher asked students to find amniotomy in the reading.

How to Use amniotomy

a/the amniotomy (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a amniotomy."
amniotomy in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked amniotomy in context before translating it."

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