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.

Group relationships: Chorion
Generic synonyms: Villus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chorionic Villus

chorion
chorion frondosum
chorion laeve
chorionic
chorionic ectoderm
chorionic epithelioma
chorionic gonadotrophic hormone
chorionic gonadotrophin
chorionic gonadotropin
chorionic gonadotropin unit
chorionic growth hormone-prolactin
chorionic plate
chorionic sac
chorionic villi
chorionic villi sampling
chorionic villus (current term)
chorionic villus biopsy
chorionic villus sampling
chorionic villus samplings
chorionitis
chorions
chorioptic
chorioptic mange
chorioretinal
chorioretinitis
chorioretinopathy
choriovitelline placenta
choripetalous
choriqueso
chorises

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