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MeSH Heading: Prenatal Diagnosis
Tree Number(s): E01.370.378.630
Unique ID: D011296
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011296
Annotation: check tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY; coordinate with FETAL DISEASES only if the article discusses the fetal aspect
Scope Note: Determination of the nature of a pathological condition or disease in the postimplantation EMBRYO; FETUS; or pregnant female before birth.
Entry Version: PRENATAL DIAG
Entry Term(s): Antenatal Diagnosis; Antenatal Screening; Diagnosis, Antenatal; Diagnosis, Intrauterine; Diagnosis, Prenatal; Fetal Diagnosis; Fetal Imaging; Fetal Screening; Intrauterine Diagnosis; Prenatal Screening
Previous Indexing: Amniocentesis (1971-1972); specific disease or abnormality/diagnosis (1966-1972)
See Also: Genetic Counseling; Genetic Services; Genetic Testing; Neonatal Screening; Preimplantation Diagnosis
Public MeSH Note: 73
History Note: 73
Date Established: 1973/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/01/16

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

methods (MT)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

psychology (PX)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

veterinary (VE)

Concept UI: M0017540
Scope Note: Determination of the nature of a pathological condition or disease in the postimplantation EMBRYO; FETUS; or pregnant female before birth.
Terms: Prenatal Diagnosis Preferred Term
Term UI T033294
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID BIOETHICS (1989); Diagnosis, Antenatal
Term UI T033296
Date08/23/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Diagnosis, Intrauterine
Term UI T033291
Date03/30/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Diagnosis, Prenatal
Term UI T033293
Date04/15/1981
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Intrauterine Diagnosis
Term UI T033292
Date03/30/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Antenatal Diagnosis
Term UI T033295
Date08/23/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID BIOETHICS (1989)

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