CHORIONIC VILLUS SAMPLING

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

chorionic villus biopsy; chorionic villus sampling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

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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