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BIOPSIE VILLOSITES CHORIALES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Centesis and Samplings
- Pregnancy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- chorionic villus sampling
1, record 1, English, chorionic%20villus%20sampling
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- CVS 2, record 1, English, CVS
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- chorionic villi sampling 3, record 1, English, chorionic%20villi%20sampling
correct
- CVS 4, record 1, English, CVS
correct
- CVS 4, record 1, English, CVS
- chorionic villus biopsy 5, record 1, English, chorionic%20villus%20biopsy
correct
- chorionic villi biopsy 6, record 1, English, chorionic%20villi%20biopsy
correct
- choriocentesis 7, record 1, English, choriocentesis
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A medical procedure that extracts a portion of the outermost membrane surrounding the fetus to enable genetic and biochemical analysis. 8, record 1, English, - chorionic%20villus%20sampling
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
CVS can be used to detect a variety of genetic disorders and fetal sex. CVS can be done as early as the eighth or ninth week of pregnancy, and the results are usually known within a week. 9, record 1, English, - chorionic%20villus%20sampling
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Ponctions et prélèvements
- Grossesse
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- prélèvement de villosités choriales
1, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9l%C3%A8vement%20de%20villosit%C3%A9s%20choriales
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- PVC 1, record 1, French, PVC
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- biopsie de villosités choriales 2, record 1, French, biopsie%20de%20villosit%C3%A9s%20choriales
correct, feminine noun
- BVC 3, record 1, French, BVC
correct, feminine noun
- BVC 3, record 1, French, BVC
- choriocentèse 4, record 1, French, choriocent%C3%A8se
correct, feminine noun
- biopsie du trophoblaste 5, record 1, French, biopsie%20du%20trophoblaste
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Recueil d'un échantillon de tissu enveloppant le fœtus. 6, record 1, French, - pr%C3%A9l%C3%A8vement%20de%20villosit%C3%A9s%20choriales
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le PVC peut servir à détecter diverses affections génétiques et à déterminer le sexe du fœtus. Le PVC peut être effectué à la huitième ou neuvième semaine de grossesse; il faut habituellement une semaine au maximum avant d'avoir les résultats. 6, record 1, French, - pr%C3%A9l%C3%A8vement%20de%20villosit%C3%A9s%20choriales
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Centesis y muestras
- Embarazo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- biopsia de vellosidades coriónicas
1, record 1, Spanish, biopsia%20de%20vellosidades%20cori%C3%B3nicas
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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