See Also: Chorionic villus sampling(medicine)
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chorionic villus biopsy(medicine)
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anchoring villus(medicine)
secondary villus(medicine)

Chorionic villus sampling (medicine)


chorionic villus sampling
<procedure> A procedure for obtaining a sample of chorionic villi for the purpose of genetic testing, usually performed between 9 and 12th weeks of pregnancy.

Amniocentesis testing has greatly supplanted the use of this form of genetic testing.