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chorionic villus sampling
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chorionic villus sampling
n. Abbr. CVS
A prenatal test to detect birth defects that is performed at an early stage of pregnancy and involves retrieval and examination of tissue from the chorionic villi. Also called chorionic villus biopsy.
chorionic villus sampling
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(Medicine / Gynaecology & Obstetrics) a method of diagnosing genetic disorders early in pregnancy by the removal by catheter through the cervix or abdomen of a tiny sample of tissue from the chorionic villi Abbreviation CVS
chorionic villus sampling  (kôr-nk)
A prenatal procedure performed in the first trimester of pregnancy to detect chromosomal defects, consisting of retrieval and examination of tissue from the chorionic villi (projections on the surface of the chorion). The tissue is obtained by passing a catheter through the cervix into the placenta.
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Noun1.chorionic villus sampling - a prenatal test to detect birth defects at an early stage of pregnancy; tissue from the chorionic villi is assayed
chorionic villus biopsy
biopsy - examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a disease
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When using a chorionic villi sampling, the process is conducted during the 10th through the 13th week of pregnancy.
Paternity Test Are You the One? by Paul Graham / Family and marriage community
3) Options for carrier couples Carrier couples may elect to have preimplantation genetic analysis in order to assure an unaffected pregnancy, or prenatal diagnosis using chorionic villi sampling (CVS) in the first trimester, or amniocentesis in the second trimester.
Population-based carrier screening and prenatal diagnosis by Strom, Charles M. / Medical Laboratory Observer
The procedure, chorionic villi sampling (CVS), has been used in the past 10 years at prenatal diagnostic centers, including hospitals, outpatient clinics and obstetricians' offices.
Chorionic villi sampling: a wolf in sheep's clothing? by Reichert, Jennifer L. / Trial
 
 
 
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