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chorionic villus

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One of the minute vascular projections of the fetal chorion that combines with maternal uterine tissue to form the placenta. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorionic_villi BTO:0001161 ]

Term info

database cross reference
  • MESH:D002824
  • SCTID:360403003
  • UMLS:C0008508 (ncithesaurus:Chorionic_Villus)
  • BTO:0001161
  • EHDAA2:0004717
  • NCIT:C34125
  • Wikipedia:Chorionic_villi
Subsets

human_reference_atlas

plural term
chorionic villi [ MESH:A16.254.403.473.200 ]

plural term
placental villi [ GAID:1300 ]

UBPROP 0000008

The mouse and human placentas have labyrinthine and villous types of interdigitation between maternal and fetal tissues, respectively

UBPROP 0000010

The bulk of the villi consist of connective tissues in which blood vessels are found. Most of the cells in the connective tissue core of the villi are fibroblasts. Macrophages known as Hofbauer cells are also present.

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Gray29.png

has related synonym

chorionic villus, fetal part of placenta, placental villous, fetal placenta, villous chorion, placental villus, chorionic villous, embryonic placenta, chorionic villi, embryonic part of placenta, villous of placenta, placental villi

id

UBERON:0007106

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606