Chorioamnionitis

Introduction: Chorioamnionitis

Description of Chorioamnionitis

Chorioamnionitis: Infection involving the chorion, amnion, and amniotic fluid; usually the placental villi and decidua are also involved.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Chorioamnionitis: An inflammatory process involving the chorion, its fetal blood vessels, the umbilical cord, and the amnion by extension of the inflammation, as the amnion itself has no blood supply. This inflammatory process is potentially fatal to mother and fetus.
Source: Diseases Database

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.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Chorioamnionitis:

Terms Similar to Chorioamnionitis:

• Amnionitis
• Funisitis

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Chorioamnionitis

• Fetal Diseases
• Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture
• Placenta Diseases

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Chorioamnionitis

The following list attempts to classify Chorioamnionitis into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications
  • Pregnancy Complications
    • Fetal Diseases
      • Chorioamnionitis

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications
  • Pregnancy Complications
    • Obstetric Labor Complications
      • Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture
        • Chorioamnionitis

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications
  • Pregnancy Complications
    • Placenta Diseases
      • Chorioamnionitis

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities
  • Fetal Diseases
    • Chorioamnionitis

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