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
When villi are damaged, nutrients cannot properly enter the bloodstream.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Digested carbohydrate, fat, and protein molecules are absorbed by villi in the small intestine.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The absorption of most nutrients through the mucosa of the intestinal villi requires active transport fueled by ATP.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
These important organs, the villi, are, in a very bad case, all or nearly all left bare, and a very essential part of what constitutes the absorbing apparatus is completely destroyed....
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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