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/ˈvɪləs/ · noun
(biology) A small projection from a membrane, particularly those found in the mucous membranes of the intestines..
where a villus comes next to a gland the short cubical cells of the gland may be traced into the columnar cells of the villus , the hyaline border becoming more marked
Studies of the viable blood cells with phase contrast microscopy showed peculiar cells that had numerous short villi and were arbitrarily called “hairy cells.”
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Villus means (biology) A small projection from a membrane, particularly those found in the mucous membranes of the intestines..
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where a villus comes next to a gland the short cubical cells of the gland may be traced into the columnar cells of the villus , the hyaline border becoming more marked
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