Category: C

In embryology, the membrane formed by the union of the chorion and allantois. In the human embryo, this develops into the placenta.  

A type of hydatidiform mole in which the chorionic villi penetrate the myometrium.  

A rare glandular tumor of the outermost embryonic membrane. Tissue growth occurring in the placental tissues after childbirth.  

Any disease whose symptoms include rapid, involuntary body movements.  

A form of Sydenham’s chorea seen in some pregnant women, usually in those who have had chorea before, especially in their first pregnancy.  

A phylum of the animal kingdom including all animals that have a notochord during their development (i.e., all vertebrates).  

The vocal folds of the larynx.  

A branch of the facial nerve (CN VII) that leaves the cranium through the stylomastoid foramen, traverses the tympanic cavity, and joins a branch of the lingual nerve. Efferent fibers innervate the submandibular and sublingual glands; afferent fibers convey taste impulses from the anterior two thirds of the tongue.  

One of several small tendinous cords that connect the free edges of the atrioventricular valves to the papillary muscles and prevent inversion of these valves during ventricular systole.  

An embryonic structure forming a part of the gubernaculum testis in males and the round ligament in females.