CHORIONIC VILLUS SAMPLING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chorionic villus sampling mean? 

• CHORIONIC VILLUS SAMPLING (noun)
  The noun CHORIONIC VILLUS SAMPLING has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: CHORIONIC VILLUS SAMPLING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHORIONIC VILLUS SAMPLING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

chorionic villus biopsy; chorionic villus sampling

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)