chorioamnion

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Etymology

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From chorio- +‎ amnion.

Noun

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chorioamnion (plural chorioamnions)

  1. (anatomy) The chorion and amnion considered as a single entity
    • 2016 January 6, “Porphyromonas gingivalis within Placental Villous Mesenchyme and Umbilical Cord Stroma Is Associated with Adverse Pregnancy Outcome”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      On the other hand, C57BL/6 mice infected with Pg strain W83 exhibit pathology that is more consistent with HC and HCF such as disruption of the integrity of the chorioamnion, chorioamnionitis, and spontaneous preterm birth [22 ].

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