chorionic : Idioms & Phrases

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chorionic villus

  • 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
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chorionic villus biopsy

  • noun a prenatal test to detect birth defects at an early stage of pregnancy; tissue from the chorionic villi is assayed
    chorionic villus biopsy.
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chorionic villus sampling

  • noun a prenatal test to detect birth defects at an early stage of pregnancy; tissue from the chorionic villi is assayed
    chorionic villus biopsy.
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human chorionic gonadotrophin

  • noun hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta; detection in the urine and serum is the basis for one kind of pregnancy test
    human chorionic gonadotrophin; HCG.
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human chorionic gonadotropin

  • noun hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta; detection in the urine and serum is the basis for one kind of pregnancy test
    human chorionic gonadotrophin; HCG.
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