villus

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CVS or chorionic villus sampling, is offered at 10 to 13 weeks gestation.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2024

This restriction stems from the fact that the analysis currently necessitates either chorionic villus sampling or amniocentesis, both procedures associated with discomfort and a slight risk of miscarriage.

From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024

In the past, women had to undergo chorionic villus sampling, in which cells are taken from the placenta, or amniocentesis, which involves removing fluid from the womb, to test for the chromosomal abnormality.

From Washington Post • Mar. 5, 2018

The top surface of each villus has many microscopic projections called microvilli.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

They are freely supplied with blood-vessels, so that when a piece of a villus is broken off there is likely to be blood in the urine.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various