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Definition of Oligohydramnios

1. Noun. (medicine) A deficit of amniotic fluid in the amniotic sac, causing distinctive deformations of the foetus. ¹

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Medical Definition of Oligohydramnios

1. Prerenal, placental insufficiency, low-output cardiac failure, foetal demise, renal, renal agenesis, polycystic disease, multicystic dysplastic, postrenal, UPJ obstruction, megaureter, posterior urethral valves, urethral agenesis Notes: aetiology often unclear, leading to pulmonary hypoplasia, DRIP: demise, renal, IUGR, prematureure of membranes see also: Potter syndrome Cf: polyhydramnios (12 Dec 1998)

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