biopsy vs chorionic villus biopsy

biopsy and chorionic villus biopsy both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
biopsy	Yes	No	No	No
chorionic villus biopsy	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, chorionic villus biopsy is a hyponym of biopsy; that is, chorionic villus biopsy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than biopsy:

biopsy: examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a disease
chorionic villus biopsy: a prenatal test to detect birth defects at an early stage of pregnancy; tissue from the chorionic villi is assayed

Other hyponyms of biopsy include blood test, chorionic villus sampling, needle biopsy.

biopsy (noun)	chorionic villus biopsy (noun)
examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a disease	a prenatal test to detect birth defects at an early stage of pregnancy; tissue from the chorionic villi is assayed

biopsy vs chorionic villus biopsy

biopsy and chorionic villus biopsy both are nouns.

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