villus

n. small vascular processes, small projections (Anatomy, Botany)

Villus (Latin: "shaggy hair", plural villi) can refer to:Intestinal villus. This is the most common meaning when not more precisely specifiedChorionic villi, found on the surface of the outermost membrane (the chorion) of the fetusArachnoid villi, located on the arachnoid membrane of the brain
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Villus /vil·lus/ pl. vil´li [L.] a small vascular process or protrusion, especially from the free surface of a membrane. arachnoid villi 1. [more]Villus - Community and Resources

Noun
1. a minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane
(hypernym) process, outgrowth, appendage
(hyponym) chorionic villus

n. villus, small vascular processes, small projections (Anatomy, Botany)