chorionic villus

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chorionic villus

One of the minute vascular projections of the fetal chorion that combines with maternal uterine tissue to form the placenta.

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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

chorion - the outermost membranous sac enclosing the embryo in higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)

villus - a minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane

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