vilüs

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(Tıp) villus
a small projection from a mucous membrane, particularly those found in the intestines
Fine hairs on plants, resembling the pile of velvet
{i} small vascular processes, small projections (Anatomy, Botany)
One of the minute papillary processes on certain vascular membranes; a villosity; as, villi cover the lining of the small intestines of many animals and serve to increase the absorbing surface
a minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane