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villus (medicine)


villus


Origin: L, shaggy hair, a tuft of hair.

1. <anatomy> 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 absorbing surface.

2. <botany> Fine hairs on plants, resembling the pile of velvet.

Source: Websters Dictionary