villus
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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
The next step is diagnostic testing on cells from the fetus obtained through amniocentesis, which is like a needle biopsy through the belly, or chorionic villus sampling, which snips a bit of the placenta.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2012
He treats successively of the anatomical characters and properties of fat, of membrane in general, of flesh, of nerve, of villus or fibre, of ligament, of sinew or tendon, and of muscle in general.
From The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time by James J. Walsh
The lactase enzyme is predominantly at the tip of the villi, or the small hairs in the small intestine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
When you suffer from food poisoning or another stomach bug, the tip of the villi can break off, says Pimentel, making you temporarily less adept at digesting dairy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Having an extra-thick uterine lining, as is the case in humans, helps the female body keep at bay the tentacle-like villi of the invasive human placenta should pregnancy occur.
From Slate ● Sep. 7, 2024
Digested carbohydrate, fat, and protein molecules are absorbed by villi in the small intestine.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Proliferative changes in the synovial membrane are attended with increased vascularity and thickening of the membrane and an enlargement of its villi and fringes.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
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