Medical Dictionary

velamentous insertion

noun ve·la·men·tous insertion \ˌvel-ə-ˈmen-təs-, ˌvēl-\

Medical Definition of VELAMENTOUS INSERTION

:  attachment of the umbilical cord to the chorion beyond the margin of the placenta

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