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Villus
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Vil′lus
,Noun.
pl.
Villi
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. [L., shaggy hair, a tuft of hair.]
1.
(Anat.)
One of the minute papillary processes on certain vascular membranes; a villosity;
as,
. villi
cover the lining of the small intestines of many animals and serve to increase the absorbing surface2.
pl.
(Bot.)
Fine hairs on plants, resembling the pile of velvet.
Definition 2024
villus
villus
English
Noun
villus (plural villi)
- (biology) a small projection from a mucous membrane, particularly those found in the intestines
Translations
small projection from a mucous membrane
Related terms
Latin
Etymology
Dialectal variant of vellus (“fleece”)
Noun
villus
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | villus | villī |
| genitive | villī | villōrum |
| dative | villō | villīs |
| accusative | villum | villōs |
| ablative | villō | villīs |
| vocative | ville | villī |
Derived terms
- villōsus
- villūtus (Late Latin)
Descendants
References
- villus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- villus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- VILLUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “villus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.