Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of the minute hairlike structures projecting from the surface of certain cells, such as those lining the small intestine.
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- noun Any of many fingerlike extensions on the surfaces of many cells, consisting of the
proteins actin ,fimbrin , andvillin .
Etymologies
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From micro- + villus.
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Yesterday, an inquest into her death heard that she had been born with a life-threatening illness called microvillus inclusion disease, which affects only one person in 1,000.
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Yesterday, an inquest into her death heard that she had been born with a life-threatening illness called microvillus inclusion disease, which affects only one person in 1,000.
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