- plural of villus.
villi
Britishnoun
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When you suffer from food poisoning or another stomach bug, the tip of the villi can break off, says Pimentel, making you temporarily less adept at digesting dairy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
The lactase enzyme is predominantly at the tip of the villi, or the small hairs in the small intestine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
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
When villi are damaged, nutrients cannot properly enter the bloodstream.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The villi, for instance, will absorb arsenic, but this is arrested and thrown down in the liver.
From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
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