oligohydramnios Obstetrics.
(ˌɒlɪgəʊhaɪˈdræmnɪəs)
[f. oligo- + hydro- + amnios.]
A deficiency in the amount of amniotic fluid.
| 1889 [see polyhydramnios]. 1928 W. G. Lee Childbirth xv. 227 A ‘dry uterus’ and an oligohydramnios..often result in either a constriction ring or a uterus closely molded to the fetal mass. 1962 D. E. Reid Texbk. Obstetr. xxiv. 630/2 In oligohydramnios, rather than the normal 1,000–2,000 ml., only 100–200 ml. is found. 1972 E. D. Morris in C. J. Dewhurst Integrated Obstetr. & Gynaecol. xxii. 381 Oligohydramnios is evident clinically in two particular circumstances: in association with a small-for-dates baby, and with severe renal anomalies of the foetus. |