MICROVILLUS


Meaning of MICROVILLUS in English

— microvillar, microvillous , adj.

/muy'kroh vil"euhs/ , n. , pl. microvilli /-vil"uy/ . Cell Biol.

any of the small, fingerlike projections of the surface of an epithelial cell. See diag. under cell .

[ 1950-55; MICRO- + VILLUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .