Council of Vienne
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~ the council in 1311-1313 that dealt with alleged crimes of the Knights Templar, planned a new crusade, and took on the reformation of the clergy
capital of Vietnam
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~ the capital city of Vietnam; located in North Vietnam
Charles VII
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~ King of France who began his reign with most of northern France under English control; after the intervention of Jeanne d'Arc the French were able to defeat the English and end the Hundred Years' War (1403-1461)
Clement VII
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~ Italian pope from 1523 to 1534 who broke with Henry VIII of England after Henry VIII divorced Catherine of Aragon and married Anne Boleyn (1478-1534)
Chrysopsis villosa
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~ hairy perennial with yellow flower heads in branched clusters; found almost everywhere in dry places from Canada to west central and western United States; sometimes placed in genus Chrysopsis
chorionic villus
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~ one of the tiny villi that stick out of the fetal chorion and combine with the mother's uterine tissue to form the placenta
chorionic villus sampling
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~ a prenatal test to detect birth defects at an early stage of pregnancy; tissue from the chorionic villi is assayed
chorionic villus biopsy
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~ a prenatal test to detect birth defects at an early stage of pregnancy; tissue from the chorionic villi is assayed