also  chorionic villi sampling  n :  biopsy of the chorion frondosum through the abdominal wall or by way of the vagina and uterine cervix at nine to 12 weeks of gestation to obtain fetal cells for the prenatal diagnosis of genetic disorder - abbr. CVS .
 
 
 
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