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CHORIONIC VILLUS BIOPSY [1 record]

Record 1 2014-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Centesis and Samplings
  • Pregnancy
DEF

A medical procedure that extracts a portion of the outermost membrane surrounding the fetus to enable genetic and biochemical analysis.

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.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ponctions et prélèvements
  • Grossesse
DEF

Recueil d'un échantillon de tissu enveloppant le fœtus.

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.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Centesis y muestras
  • Embarazo
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