chorion frondosum
biology
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development in human reproduction
- In pregnancy: The uterus and the development of the placenta
The chorion frondosum is that part of the conceptus that forms as the villi grow larger on the side of the chorionic shell next to the uterine wall. The discus-shaped placenta develops from the chorion frondosum and the decidua basalis.
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