villus: значение и определения

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Что такое villus?

  • Biology A minute projection arising from a mucous membrane, especially:
  • Biology One of the numerous vascular projections of the small intestine.
  • Biology One of the fingerlike projections of the chorion that contribute to the formation of the placenta in mammals.
  • Botany A fine, hairlike epidermal outgrowth.