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Chorionic Villus

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

one of the tiny villi that stick out of the fetal chorion and combine with the mother's uterine tissue to form the placenta

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Chorionic Villuses
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Chorionic Villus's
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Chorionic Villuses'