villous chorion

the part of the chorion where the villi persist and form the fetal part of the placenta.

Synonym(s): bushy chorion, chorion frondosum, shaggy chorion

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vil·lous chor·i·on

(vil'ŭs kōr'ē-on)

That part of the chorion where the chorionic villi have persisted to form the fetal part of the placenta.
Synonym(s): bushy chorion, chorion frondosum.

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