velamentous insertion

velamentous insertion
ve·la·men·tous insertion .vel-ə-'men-təs-, .vēl- n attachment of the umbilical cord to the chorion beyond the margin of the placenta

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a type of attachment of the umbilical cord to the membranes (amnion and chorion) in which the vessels course for a long or short distance between the amnion and the smooth chorion before reaching the placenta.

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