CHORIONIC VILLUS SAMPLING


Meaning of CHORIONIC VILLUS SAMPLING in English

Function: noun

Date: 1983

: biopsy of a villus of the chorion at usually 10 to 12 weeks of gestation to obtain fetal cells for the prenatal diagnosis of chromosomal abnormalities ― abbreviation CVS ― called also chorionic villi sampling

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