Associations to the word «Chorionic»

Wiktionary

CHORIONIC, adjective. Of or pertaining to the chorion
CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, noun. A hormone secreted by the chorion of the placenta. Its role is to maintain the corpus luteum.
CHORIONIC VILLUS SAMPLING, noun. (medicine) A form or prenatal diagnosis in which part of the placental tissue is tested for genetic abnormalities
CHORIONIC VILLUS SAMPLINGS, noun. Plural of chorionic villus sampling

Dictionary definition

CHORIONIC, adjective. Of or relating to a chorion; "a chorionic villus is a minute vascular projection on the fetal chorion".

Wise words

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