Definitions for villousˈvɪl əs
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vil•lousˈvɪl əs(adj.)
covered with or of the nature of villi; villiform.
Category: Biology
Origin of villous:
1350–1400; ME < L villōsus shaggy; see villus , -ous
Wiktionary
villous(Adjective)
hairy, covered with soft long hair
villous(Adjective)
Covered with villi
Giardia causes villous blunting.
Origin: From villus "shaggy hair".
Webster Dictionary
Villous(adj)
abounding in, or covered with, fine hairs, or a woolly substance; shaggy with soft hairs; nappy
Villous(adj)
furnished or clothed with villi
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