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chorionic plate

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chorionic plate
Etymology: Gk, chorion + platys, flat
the part of the fetal placenta that gives rise to chorionic villi, which attach to the uterus during the early stage of formation of the placenta. It forms the fetal side of the placental disc, and its development is responsible for a normal placenta.


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The chorionic plate vessels, including both the arteries and veins, became progressively dilated and aneurysmal.
Placental mesenchymal dysplasia by Parveen, Zahida; Tongson-Ignacio, Jane Elaine; Fraser, Cory R.; Killeen, Jeffery L.; Thompson, Karen / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
[18,19] Chorioamnionitis was separated into 3 groups: maternal neutrophils only, maternal neutrophils plus a mild to moderate fetal vascular response in chorionic plate vessels, and maternal neutrophils plus a severe fetal vascular response in chorionic plate vessels.
Placental Lesions Associated With Cerebral Palsy and Neurologic ... by Redline, Raymond W.; O'Riordan, Mary Ann / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
 
 
 
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