villi
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
villi/ˈvɪlʌɪ/
plural form of villus.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
villus /ˈvɪləs/
▶noun (pl. villi /-lʌɪ, -liː/) Anatomy any of numerous minute elongated projections set closely together on a surface, especially in the absorbent lining of the small intestine.
– derivatives
villiform adjective,
villous adjective.
villiform adjective,
villous adjective.
– origin C18: from L., lit. ‘shaggy hair’.
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