polyhydramnios Obstetrics.
(ˌpɒlɪhaɪˈdræmnɪəs)
[f. poly- + hydro- + amnios.]
= hydramnios.
| 1889 R. R. Rentoul Causes & Treatm. Abortion iv. 114 Delore holds that polyhydramnios exists when the quantity exceeds four and two-tenths of a pint. Ibid. 115 In a few rare cases of twins, polyhydramnios was found with one child, while oligohydramnios accompanied the other. 1923 E. P. Davis Complications of Pregnancy xxi. 256 At the stage of fetal development, very often polyhydramnios may be mistaken for ascites as well as ovarian cyst. 1976 Lancet 30 Oct. 960/2 She was admitted to hospital with significant polyhydramnios. |