U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Format

Send to:

Choose Destination

Chorionic Villi Sampling

A method for diagnosis of fetal diseases by sampling the cells of the placental chorionic villi for DNA analysis, presence of bacteria, concentration of metabolites, etc. The advantage over amniocentesis is that the procedure can be carried out in the first trimester.

Year introduced: 1989

PubMed search builder options

Subheadings:

Tree Number(s): E01.370.225.500.384.100.149, E01.370.225.998.054.149, E01.370.378.630.150, E01.370.388.100.150, E04.074.149, E05.200.500.384.100.149, E05.200.998.054.149, E05.242.384.100.149

MeSH Unique ID: D015193

Entry Terms:

  • Chorionic Villi Samplings
  • Sampling, Chorionic Villi
  • Samplings, Chorionic Villi
  • Biopsy, Chorionic Villi
  • Biopsies, Chorionic Villi
  • Chorionic Villi Biopsies
  • Chorionic Villi Biopsy
  • Chorionic Villus Sampling
  • Chorionic Villus Samplings
  • Sampling, Chorionic Villus
  • Samplings, Chorionic Villus

Previous Indexing:

Supplemental Content

Loading ...