Svensk definition
Inflammation som omfattar den yttre fosterhinnan och dess fosterkärl, navelsträngen och - genom spridning av inflammationen - den inre fosterhinnan (amnion). Den hänger ofta ihop med intrauterina infektioner under graviditeten.
Chorioamnionitis
Fosterhinneinflammation
Engelsk definition
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.
Svenska synonymer
Amnionit — Funisit — Korioamniotis
Engelska synonymer
Chorioamnionitides — Amnionitis — Amnionitides — Funisitis — Funisitides