Chorionic Villi
"Chorionic Villi" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The 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).
| Descriptor ID |
D002824
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A10.615.284.473.200 A16.254.750.473.200 A16.710.189
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| Concept/Terms |
Chorionic Villi- Chorionic Villi
- Chorionic Villus
- Villi, Chorionic
- Villus, Chorionic
- Placental Villi
- Placental Villus
- Villi, Placental
- Villus, Placental
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