HyperDic: villus

English > 1 sense of the word villus:
NOUNanimalvillusa minute hairlike projection / projection on mucous membrane
English > villus: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningA minute hairlike projection / projection on mucous membrane.
Narrowerchorionic villusOne of the tiny villi that stick out of the fetal chorion and combine with the mother's uterine tissue to form the placenta
Broaderprocess, outgrowth, appendageA natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
Spanishvellosidad

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