| chorionic villus sampling |
a prenatal test to detect birth defects at an early stage of pregnancy; tissue from the chorionic villi is assayed
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| chorionic villus. |
one of the tiny villi that stick out of the fetal chorion and combine with the mother's uterine tissue to form the placenta
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| chorioretinitis |
inflammation of the choroid layer behind the retina
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| choking |
a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx) the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"
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| choroid |
a highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina and the sclera
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