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Intestinal villus - Wikipedia
Intestinal villi ( sg. : villus) are small, finger-like projections that extend into the lumen of the small intestine. Each villus is approximately 0.5–1.6 mm ...
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Villus | Structure, Function & Location | Britannica
Villus, in anatomy any of the small, slender, vascular projections that increase the surface area of a membrane.
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Exploring the villus - PubMed
This paper reviews the main structural and functional aspects of the villus, including the epithelium and its outer glycocalyx and microvillous border.
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villus
‖ villus Bot. and Anat. (ˈvɪləs) Pl. villi (ˈvɪlaɪ). [L. villus tuft of hair, shaggy hair, etc.] 1. Bot. A long, slender, soft hair.1704 J. Harris Lex. Techn. I, Villi, in Botany, are small Hairs like the Grain of Plush or Shag, with which, as with a kind of Excrescence, some Trees do abound. 1884 B...
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VILLUS Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
a small slender often vascular process: such as a : one of the minute finger-shaped processes of the mucous membrane of the small intestine that serve in the ...
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Villus - Wikipedia
Intestinal villus, refers to any one of the small, finger-shaped outgrowths of the epithelial lining of the wall of the intestine. Clusters of projections are ...
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Definition of villus - NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
(VIH-lus) A tiny hair-like projection, often on the surface of mucous membranes. The plural is villi.
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The villus is lined by epithelial enterocytes that contain a brush border. Goblet cells with their clear mucous droplets are interspersed between these ...
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Intestine Villus - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Intestine villi are finger-like folds in the intestinal epithelium that increase the surface area of the intestine for better absorption of water and ...
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Blueprint for an intestinal villus: Species-specific assembly required
Each villus projection serves as a functional absorptive unit: it is covered by a simple columnar epithelium that is derived from endoderm and contains a ...
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VILLUS Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
Botany., one of the long, soft, straight hairs covering the fruit, flowers, and other parts of certain plants. villus. / ˈvɪləs /. noun.
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Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)
Chorionic villus sampling (CVS), or chorionic villus biopsy, is a prenatal test that involves taking a sample of tissue from the placenta to test for ...
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Intestinal villus
Intestinal villi (: villus) are small, finger-like projections that extend into the lumen of the small intestine. Each of these microvilli are about 1 µm in length, around 1000 times shorter than a single villus.
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Flanders Institute for Logistics (VIL), a non-profit organization by the Flemish government
The IATA code for Dakhla Airport
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