microvillousadj.
/ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˈvɪləs/, U.S. /ˌmaɪkroʊˈvɪləs/ Biology.
Of or relating to microvilli; having or consisting of microvilli.
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1965 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 53 860 A clear demonstration of such microvillous interconnections between lamellae has never been made.
1966 Jrnl. Clin. Investig. 45 1001/2 (heading) Intrinsic factor-mediated attachment of Vitamin B12 to brush borders and microvillous membranes.
1976 Lancet 18 Dec. 1319/2 These [abnormalities] included microvillous changes, increase in theliolymphocytes and epithelial lysosomes, [etc.].
1990 Jrnl. Developmental Physiol. 14 50/1 Microvillous membrane vesicles were isolated from 5 min-preperfused blood-free placentas.
2000 Brain, Behavior & Evol. 55 100 The olfactory epithelium of teleost fishes contains ciliated and microvillous olfactory receptor neurons intermingled with supporting cells.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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