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Chorioamnionitis  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • INFLAMMATION of the placental membranes (CHORION; AMNION) and connected tissues such as fetal BLOOD VESSELS and UMBILICAL CORD. It is often associated with intrauterine ascending infections during PREGNANCY. Inflammation of the fetal UMBILICAL CORD.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-KQW1LVBP-0

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