(medicine) A form or prenatal diagnosis in which part of the placental tissue is tested for genetic abnormalities.

A large flat-bottomed trading boat peculiar to the river Ganges in India.

(Indian philosophy) An element or aspect of reality conceived as an aspect of deity, forming the basis of human experience.

(anatomy, zootomy) A small, fleshy excrescence that is a normal part of an animal's anatomy. / (anatomy) Clipping of lacrimal caruncle: the red prominence at the inner corner of the eye.