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
The apical surface of each villus has many microscopic projections called microvilli.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
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 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
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
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
The walls of the small intestine contain small, finger-like projections called villi and microvilli that increase surface area for absorption of nutrients by diffusion.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
When villi are damaged, nutrients cannot properly enter the bloodstream.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The mucosal epithelium, primarily composed of absorptive cells, covers the villi.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Besides, the mucous membrane is formed in folds with an immense number of thread-like prolongations, called villi, which indefinitely multiply its absorbing capacity.
From A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers by Joseph Chrisman Hutchison
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