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MeSH Heading: Chorionic Villi
Tree Number(s): A10.615.284.473.200; A16.254.750.473.200; A16.710.189
Unique ID: D002824
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002824
Scope Note: Threadlike vascular projections of the chorion. Chorionic villi may be free or embedded within the DECIDUA forming the site for exchange of substances between fetal and maternal blood (PLACENTA).
Entry Term(s): Labyrinth of the Placenta; Labyrinthine Placenta; Placental Labyrinth Layer; Placental Villi
NLM Classification #: WQ 210
Previous Indexing: Fetal Membranes (1966-1974); Placenta (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 85; was see under PLACENTA 1975-84
History Note: 85(75); was see under PLACENTA 1975-84
Date Established: 1985/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2017/02/24

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Chorionic Villi MeSH Descriptor Data 2024