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Ultrasound Care Glossary of Terms

A  B  C  F  H  K  L  M  N  O  P  R  S  T 

A

  • Abnormality
  • AFP
  • Amniocentesis
  • Amniotic band
  • Amniotic band syndrome
  • Anomaly
  • Arrhythmia

B

  • Beta HCG
  • Birth defects
  • Bleeding when not pregnant
  • Bleeding in early pregnancy
  • Bleeding in late pregnancy
  • Blighted ovum

C

  • Cerebral palsy
  • Chorionic villus biopsy
  • Chorionic villus sampling
  • Chromosomal abnormalities
  • Cleft lip and/or palate
  • Club foot
  • Congenital abnormality
  • Congenital dislocation of the hip
  • Congenital hypothyroidism
  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Cystic hygroma

F

  • False negatives & false positives
  • Fast FISH
  • Fetal alcohol syndrome
  • FISH
  • Fluorescent in-situ hybridisation
  • Folic acid

H

  • HyCoSy
  • Hydronephrosis
  • Hydrops fetalis

K

  • Karyotype

L

  • Level III Ultrasound

M

  • Macrosomia
  • Missed abortion

N

  • Neural tube defects
  • Nuchal translucency

O

  • Oligohydramnios

P

  • PAPP-A
  • Phenylketonuria
  • Polyhydramnios

R

  • Rapid FISH
  • Rhesus incompatibility or rhesus disease

S

  • Saline contrast sonography
  • Sonohysterogram
  • Spina bifida

T

  • Threatened abortion
  • Trans-vaginal ultrasound examination
  • Trans-perineal ultrasound examination
  • Triple test

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St Leonards – Ultrasound Care North Shore
Randwick – Prince of Wales (POW)

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