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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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