Anatomy
intestinal villi Audio
[ in-tes-tih-nul vih-ly ]
Definitions related to intestinal villus:
  • (intestinal villi) Multitudinous threadlike projections that cover the surface of the mucosa of the small intestine and serve as the sites of absorption of fluid and nutrients.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (intestinal villi) Tiny hair-like projections that line the inside of the small intestine. They contain blood vessels and help absorb nutrients.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A finger-like projection of the plasma membrane found in the epithelial cells lining the intestinal tract that increase the lumen surface area.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Organ component layer of intestine, each instance of which is a small, fingerlike projection into the lumen of some small intestine.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
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