Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Plural of
villus .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun pl. of
villus .
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- noun biology Plural form of
villus .
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Examples
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We have learned in Section 144 that the mucous lining of the small intestines is crowded with millions of little appendages called villi, meaning "tufts of hair."
A Practical Physiology Albert F. Blaisdell
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The human bowel is lined with millions of projections called villi that facilitate the efficient absorption of nutrients.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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The human bowel is lined with millions of projections called villi that facilitate the efficient absorption of nutrients.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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Its lining is made up of millions of leaflike structures called villi, which in turn are covered with millions of microvilli.
Gut Reactions 2008
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In the alimentary canal are certain pointed eminences called villi, and certain ridges called valvuloe conniventes.
The Poet at the Breakfast-Table Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851
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In the alimentary canal are certain pointed eminences called villi, and certain ridges called valvuloe conniventes.
Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851
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The disease damages structures in the lining of the small intestine called villi, which in turn impairs the body's absorption of nutrients.
CTV News RSS Feed 2010
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The disease damages structures in the lining of the small intestine called villi, impairing the body's absorption of nutrients.
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The lining of the intestine is made up of peaks known as villi and valleys called crypts.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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The placenta • Finger like extensions called villi project from the embryo into the lining of the uterus eventually forming the placenta.
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