villi
Britishnoun
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Having an extra-thick uterine lining, as is the case in humans, helps the female body keep at bay the tentacle-like villi of the invasive human placenta should pregnancy occur.
From Slate ● Sep. 7, 2024
Water-soluble nutrients enter the capillary blood in the villi and travel to the liver via the hepatic portal vein.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Located in intestinal villi, hephaestin enables iron to be absorbed by intestinal cells.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The absorption of most nutrients through the mucosa of the intestinal villi requires active transport fueled by ATP.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
These have their beginnings in the little villi just mentioned, side by side with the blood-vessels.
From A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers by Hutchison, Joseph Chrisman
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