Chorion:

Terms Related to Chorion

• Chorionic Villus

  The threadlike, vascular projections of the chorion which enter into the formation of the placenta.

• Fetal Membrane

  Thin layers of tissue which surround the embryo or fetus and provide for its nutrition, respiration, excretion and protection; they are the yolk sac, allantois, ...

• Amnionitis

  An inflammatory process involving the chorion, its fetal blood vessels, the umbilical cord, and the amnion by extension of the inflammation, as the amnion itself ...