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
The small intestine is a long tube-like organ with a highly folded surface containing finger- like projections called the villi.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The villi and microvilli, with their many folds, increase the surface area of the intestine and increase absorption efficiency of the nutrients.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The mucosal epithelium, primarily composed of absorptive cells, covers the villi.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The surface of the chorion is covered evenly with minute villi, constituting a diffuse non-deciduate placenta.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
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