anhydramnios

English

Alternative forms

• anhydramnion
• ahydramnios

Noun

anhydramnios (uncountable)

1. (pathology) The complete lack of amniotic fluid during pregnancy, due to fetal anomaly-associated anuria.
   • 1929, Medical Journal of Australia:

     Malpresentations and anhydramnios have deliberately not been mentioned as causes of delay in the dilatation of the external os, because malpresentations should not be permitted to persist and anhydramnios should be recognized long  ...

   • 2003, Michael Entezami, Matthias Albig, Ursula Knoll, Adam Gasiorek-Wiens, Rolf Becker, Ultrasound Diagnosis of Fetal Anomalies, Thieme:

     Repeated instillation of fluid into the amniotic cavity may be considered, to prevent hypoplasia of the lungs resulting from anhydramnios.

   • 2009, John G. Gearhart, Richard C. Rink, Pierre D. E. Mouriquand, Pediatric Urology, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 36:

     In the unilateral form liquor volume is usually normal, but oligohydramnios or anhydramnios is likely to be present with bilateral MCDK.

   • 2011, Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Lesley Regan, Aris Papageorghiou, David Farquharson, Ash Monga, Oxford Desk Reference: Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 160:

     This is often associated with anhydramnios rather than oligohydramnios. The finding of normal amniotic fluid volume or oligohydramnios, however, does not exclude this diagnosis.