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Definitions for Villus

[1] Anatomy , Zoology . one of the minute, wormlike processes on certain membranes, especially on the mucous membrane of the small intestine, where they serve in absorbing nutriment.
[2] Botany . one of the long, soft, straight hairs covering the fruit, flowers, and other parts of certain plants.
[3] zoology anatomy any of the numerous finger-like projections of the mucous membrane lining the small intestine of many vertebrates
[4] any similar membranous process, such as any of those in the mammalian placenta
[5] botany any of various hairlike outgrowths, as from the stem of a moss

Words related to Villus

wig, hairstyle, grass, fur, haircut, fiber, wool, strand, eyebrow, mane, shock, lock, tress, down, cut, tuft, bristle, filament, beard, mop

Words nearby Villus

villosity, villous, villous adenoma, villous carcinoma, villous tenosynovitis, villus, villusectomy, vilma, vilnius, vilyui, vim

Origin of Villus

1695–1705; < Latin: shaggy hair, thick nap

Word origin for Villus

C18: from Latin: shaggy hair

Synonyms for Villus

duodenum, ileum, jejunum