- villus
- A tiny hair-like projection, often on the surface of mucous membranes. The plural is villi.
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Villus — (Latin: shaggy hair [http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0035419.html] Tiscali UK Reference encyclopedia] , plural villi) can refer to: * Intestinal villus. This is the most common meaning when not more precisely… … Wikipedia
villus — 1704, pl. villi, from L. villus “tuft of hair, shaggy hair” (see VELVET (Cf. velvet)) … Etymology dictionary
Villus — Vil lus, n.; pl. {Villi}. [L., shaggy hair, a tuft of hair.] 1. (Anat.) One of the minute papillary processes on certain vascular membranes; a villosity; as, villi cover the lining of the small intestines of many animals and serve to increase the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Villus — (lat.), Zotte; daher Villös, zottig, flockig, faserig, rauh. Villosa tunica intestinorum, innere Haut der Gedärme … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
villus — ► NOUN (pl. villi) Anatomy ▪ any of numerous minute elongated projections set closely together on a surface, especially in the absorbent lining of the small intestine. DERIVATIVES villous adjective. ORIGIN Latin, shaggy hair … English terms dictionary
villus — [vil′əs] n. pl. villi [vil′ī΄] [L, shaggy hair, tuft of hair, var. of vellus, a fleece, WOOL] 1. Anat. any of numerous hairlike or fingerlike vascular processes on certain mucous membranes of the body, as of the small intestine, serving to… … English World dictionary
villus — /vil euhs/, n., pl. villi /vil uy/. 1. Anat., Zool. one of the minute, wormlike processes on certain membranes, esp. on the mucous membrane of the small intestine, where they serve in absorbing nutriment. 2. Bot. one of the long, soft, straight… … Universalium
villus — 1. A projection from the surface, especially of a mucous membrane. If the projection is minute, as from a cell surface, it is termed a microvillus. 2. An elongated dermal papilla projecting into an intraepidermal … Medical dictionary
villus — n.; pl. villi one of many short finger like processes that project from some membranous surfaces. Numerous intestinal villi line the small intestine. Each contains a network of blood capillaries and a lacteal. Their function is to absorb the… … The new mediacal dictionary
villus — UK [ˈvɪlʌs] / US noun [countable] Word forms villus : singular villus plural villi UK [ˈvɪlaɪ] / US biology 1) one of a large number of small parts that stick out from the inner wall of the small intestine 2) a part like a hair that grows on a… … English dictionary
Villus, S. — S. Villus soll nach Migne zu Madrid in Verehrung stehen … Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon
