Diseases

Chorioamnionitis

INFLAMMATION of the placental membranes (CHORION; AMNION) and connected tissues such as fetal BLOOD VESSELS and UMBILICAL CORD. It is often associated with intrauterine ascending infections during PREGNANCY.

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Abstract

INFLAMMATION of the placental membranes (CHORION; AMNION) and connected tissues such as fetal BLOOD VESSELS and UMBILICAL CORD. It is often associated with intrauterine ascending infections during PREGNANCY.

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5 entry terms
  • Chorioamnionitides
  • Amnionitis
  • Funisitis
  • Amnionitides
  • Funisitides

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32 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Previous Indexing

  • Amnion (1966-1984)
  • Chorion (1975-1984)
  • Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture (1975-1984)
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious (1966-1984)

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  1. C12.050.703w.277.030w
  2. C12.050.703w.420w.339w.260w
  3. C12.050.703w.590w.268w
  4. C16w.300.030w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Chorioamnionitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002821. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002821
  2. Chorioamnionitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorioamnionitis
  3. Chorioamnionitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q473739