Definition of Villus. Meaning of Villus. Synonyms of Villus

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Definition of Villus

Villus
Villus Vil"lus, n.; pl. Villi. [L., shaggy hair, a tuft of hair.] 1. (Anat.) 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. pl. (Bot.) Fine hairs on plants, resembling the pile of velvet.

Meaning of Villus from wikipedia

- Look up villus, villi, or villous in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Villus (Latin: "shaggy hair", pl.: villi) may refer to: Intestinal villus, refers...
- Villu (transl. Bow) is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by Prabhu Deva and produced by Ayngaran International. The film stars...
- Chorionic villus sampling (CVS), sometimes called "chorionic villous sampling" (as "villous" is the adjectival form of the word "villus"), is a form of...
- 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...
- Villu Paatu (English: Bow Song, Tamil: வில்லுப்பாட்டு), also known as Villadichampaatu, is an ancient form of musical story-telling method performed in...
- Villu Pattukaran (pronounced [ʋillu paːʈʈukaːɾan] transl. The Villu Paatu singer) is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Gangai...
- Look up Villu in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Villu may refer to: Villu (given name), an Estonian masculine given name Villu (film), a 2009 Indian...
- Villu Jürjo (12 November 1950 – 1 August 2024) was an Estonian Lutheran cleric who was most notable for voting for the Estonian restoration of Independence...
- Villu Müüripeal (17 June 1937 – 9 December 2005) was an Estonian agronomist and politician. Müüripeal was born in Varbla and was a practitioner of the...
- Villu Kõve (born 26 August 1971 in Orissaare) is an Estonian judge. Since on 4 February 2019, he is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Estonia...