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microvillus
mi·cro·vil·lus M0278300 (mī′krō-vĭl′əs)n. pl. mi·cro·vil·li (-vĭl′ī′) Any of the minute hairlike structures projecting from the surface of certain cells, such as those lining the small intestine. mi′cro·vil′lar (-lər) adj.microvillus (ˌmaɪkrəʊˈvɪləs) n, pl -li (-laɪ) (Physiology) physiol a thin protuberance present in great abundance at the surface of some epithelial cells, notably in the gut, thus increasing the surface area available for absorptionmi•cro•vil•lus (ˌmaɪ kroʊˈvɪl əs) n., pl. -vil•li (-ˈvɪl aɪ) any of the fingerlike projections of the surface of an epithelial cell. [1950–1955] microvillus
microvillus[¦mī·krō′vil·əs] (cell and molecular biology) One of the filiform processes that form a brush border on the surfaces of certain specialized cells, such as intestinal epithelium. microvillus
microvillus [mi″kro-vil´us] a minute process or protrusion from the free surface of a cell, found especially in the proximal convolution of renal tubules and the intestinal epithelium. See illustration.Microvilli in the intestinal tract. From Applegate, 1992.mi·cro·vil·lus, pl. mi·cro·vil·li (mī-krō-vil'ŭs, -vil'ī), One of the minute projections of cell membranes greatly increasing surface area; microvilli form the striated or brush borders of certain cells.mi·cro·vil·lus, gen. and pl. microvilli (mī'krō-vil'ŭs, -ī) One of the minute projections of cell membranes greatly increasing surface area; microvilli form the striated or brush borders of certain cells. microvillus a minute finger-like process found in numbers projecting from the cell surface where, in epithelium, they form a brush border. Microvilli are found, for example, on the villi lining the small intestine. |