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Definition of Chorionic villus
1. Noun. One of the tiny villi that stick out of the fetal chorion and combine with the mother's uterine tissue to form the placenta.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chorionic Villus
Literary usage of Chorionic villus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1881)
"... and the chorionic villus receives an epithelial investment from the surface
of the glandular organ, which so closely adheres to the chorionic villus ..."
2. Guide To Clinical Preventive Services by U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (1989)
"chorionic villus sampling: experience of the first 1000 cases. ... chorionic villus
sampling: an analysis of the obstetric experience of 1000 cases. ..."
3. Obstetrics: a text-book for the use of students and practitioners by John Whitridge Williams (1904)
"92 chorionic villus at ninth month . 102 chorionic villus at third month .
102 chorionic villus at third week . 102 embryonic area of rabbit . ..."
4. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Report of the U. S. Preventive by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Limb anomalies following chorionic villus sampling: a registry based case-control
study. ... Limb anomalies associated with chorionic villus sampling. ..."
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