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villus (s), villi (pl)
1. One of the minute, worm-like processes on certain membranes; especially, on the mucous membrane of the small intestine, where they serve in absorbing nutriments.
2. One of the long, soft, straight hairs covering the fruit, flowers, and other parts of certain plants.
2. One of the long, soft, straight hairs covering the fruit, flowers, and other parts of certain plants.
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(Latin: tuft of hair, fleece; a villus, a small protrusion, especially arising from a mucous membrane)
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arachnoid villi (pl) (noun)
In anatomy, numerous microscopic projections of the arachnoid membrane into some venous sinuses: Arachnoid villi refers to the minute hairlike projections, or tiny finger-like or vascular projections, on the mucous membranes.