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Abstract
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).
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12 entry terms
- Placental Villi
- Chorionic Villus
- Placental Villus
- Villi, Chorionic
- Villi, Placental
- Villus, Chorionic
- Villus, Placental
- Labyrinth of the Placenta
- Labyrinthine Placenta
- Placental Labyrinth Layer
- Labyrinth Layer, Placental
- Placental Labyrinth Layers
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23 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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History Note
85(75); was see under PLACENTA 1975-84
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Previous Indexing
- Fetal Membranes (1966-1974)
- Placenta (1966-1974)
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WQ 210
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Chorionic Villi. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002824. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002824
- Chorionic Villi. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorionic_villi
- Chorionic Villi. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2272222