| chorionic villus sampling |
A prenatal test in which cells surrounding an embryo are removed in order to examine the chromosomes.
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| chorionic villus sampling |
a test where a small bit of the chorion surrounding the baby is sampled with a tube going up through the cervix. Testing this can reveal genetic problems with the baby and tell its sex. This test can be performed much earlier in a pregnancy than amniocentesis, although the risks are higher for complications, such as infection leading to miscarriage. These risks are still quite small, but need to be weighed against the need for the test.
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| chorionic villus sampling |
Diagnostic test done early in pregnancy. A biopsy of tissue is taken from inside the uterus through the cervical opening to determine abnormalities of pregnancy.
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| chorionic villus b. |
see under sampling.
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| chorionic villus s. |
a procedure used for prenatal diagnosis at 9 to 12 weeks' gestation (7 to 10 weeks after fertilization). One method is aspiration of fetal tissue for analysis by catheter through the cervix from the villous chorion (chorion frondosum), under ultrasonic guidance. Another method is insertion of a needle, guided by ultrasonography, through the mother's abdominal and uterine walls into the uterine cavity. Spelled also chorionic villous sampling. Called also chorionic villus biopsy.
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