MICROVILLUS


Meaning of MICROVILLUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈvi-ləs ]

noun

( plural mi·cro·vil·li -ˈvi-ˌlī, -(ˌ)lē)

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1953

: a microscopic projection of a tissue, cell, or cell organelle ; especially : any of the fingerlike outward projections of some cell surfaces

• mi·cro·vil·lar -ˈvi-lər adjective

• mi·cro·vil·lous -ˈvi-ləs adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.