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CHORIONIC VILLUS SAMPLING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chorionic villus sampling mean? 

CHORIONIC VILLUS SAMPLING (noun)
  The noun CHORIONIC VILLUS SAMPLING has 1 sense:

1. a prenatal test to detect birth defects at an early stage of pregnancy; tissue from the chorionic villi is assayedplay

  Familiarity information: CHORIONIC VILLUS SAMPLING used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CHORIONIC VILLUS SAMPLING (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A prenatal test to detect birth defects at an early stage of pregnancy; tissue from the chorionic villi is assayed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

chorionic villus biopsy; chorionic villus sampling

Hypernyms ("chorionic villus sampling" is a kind of...):

biopsy (examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a disease)


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