noun
noninvasive prenatal testing; NIPT
Medical term for prenatal genetic testing that analyzes cell-free fetal DNA in maternal blood, avoiding invasive procedures like amniocentesis.
新型出生前診断は、母体の血液を採取するだけで胎児の染色体異常を調べられる。
Noninvasive prenatal testing can check for fetal chromosomal abnormalities just by taking a sample of the mother's blood.
出生前診断 is the broader term for any prenatal diagnosis, including invasive methods; 新型出生前診断 specifically refers to the newer noninvasive approach (NIPT).
Compound of 新型 (new type), 出生前 (prenatal), and 診断 (diagnosis). A modern medical term coined to describe noninvasive prenatal testing.