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Preferred term

Chorionic Villi  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Placental Villi
  • Placental Villus
  • Villi, Placental
  • Villus, Placental

Scope note

  • Threadlike vascular projections of the chorion. Chorionic villi may be free or embedded within the DECIDUA forming the site for exchange of substances between fetal and maternal blood (PLACENTA).

History note

  • 85(75); was see under PLACENTA 1975-84

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002824

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