Chapter 15 - Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)»Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems (O30-O48)»Polyhydramnios (O40)
O40
Polyhydramnios
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A condition of abnormally high AMNIOTIC FLUID volume, such as greater than 2,000 ml in the LAST TRIMESTER and usually diagnosed by ultrasonographic criteria (AMNIOTIC FLUID INDEX). It is associated with maternal DIABETES MELLITUS; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; CHROMOSOMAL DISORDERS; and congenital abnormalities.