adj 1  :  of, relating to, or being part of the chorion < villi>   2  :  secreted or produced by chorionic or a related tissue (as in the placenta or a choriocarcinoma) <human gonadotropin>  .
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:   chronic  chronica  shrink 
 
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