Nuchal Translucency Measurement (definition)

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Definition: A prenatal ultrasonography measurement of the soft tissue behind the fetal neck. Either the translucent area below the skin in the back of the fetal neck (nuchal translucency) or the distance between occipital bone to the outer skin line (nuchal fold) is measured.

Other names Translucency, Nuchal; Screenings, Nuchal Fold; Screening, Nuchal Fold; Nuchal Translucency Screenings; Nuchal Translucency Measurements; Nuchal Fold Screenings; Nuchal Fold Measurements; Measurements, Nuchal Fold; Measurement, Nuchal Translucency; Measurement, Nuchal Fold; Fold Screenings, Nuchal; Fold Screening, Nuchal; Fold Measurements, Nuchal; Fold Measurement, Nuchal; Nuchal Translucency Screening; Nuchal Translucency; Nuchal Fold Screening; Nuchal Fold Measurement; Nuchal Fold

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