or chiefly Brit  foe*tos*co*py  n, pl  -pies  :  examination of the pregnant uterus by means of a fiber-optic tube <a technique for fetal blood sampling in the second trimester of pregnancy combining with real-time ultrasound -Jour. Amer. Med. Assoc.>  .
 
 
 
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