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a minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane
출처: wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
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Villi (singular: villus) are tiny, finger-like structures that protrude from the wall of the intestine and have additional cell membrane extensions called microvilli (singular: microvillus). In humans, the villi and microvilli together increase intestinal absorptive surface area 30-fold and 600-fold, respectively, providing exceptionally efficient absorption of nutrients in the lumen. There are also enzymes on the surface for digestion. ...
출처: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villus
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A tiny hair-like projection, often on the surface of mucous membranes. The plural is villi.
출처: www.stjude.org/glossary
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(pl. "villi") Latin for (shaggy) hair (hence O. Fr. villein, at a guess?). A hair-like projection, normally used in describing microvilli, hair-like projections from a cell wall which are not motile. They normally function as sensory organelles or to increase surface area for absorption.
출처: www.palaeos.com/Vertebrates/Lists/Glossary/Glossar...
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finger-like projections of the intestinal wall that provide a large surface for the absorption of nutrients. (plural villi)
출처: www.aegis.com/ni/topics/glossary/v.asp
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