Villous Definition

vĭləs
adjective
Of, having the nature of, or covered with villi.
Webster's New World
Covered with long soft hairs.
American Heritage Medicine

Origin of Villous

  • From Latin villōsus hairy from villus shaggy hair

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin villus "shaggy hair".

    From Wiktionary

Villous Sentence Examples

  • What are the surgical implications The histology shows villous atrophy with crypt hyperplasia.

  • Molar disease expressed P2Y6 in the villous trophoblast but not in the proliferative intermediate trophoblast, recapitulating the pattern of first-trimester placenta.

  • This is a benign villous adenoma of the rectum showing the polyp to be lined by clear, mucous secreting cells.

  • Maternal blood samples were collected at prior to chorionic villous sampling.

  • Picture quality is remarkably good - villous architecture is clearly visible.

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Words Starting With

VVIVIL

Words Ending With

SUSOUS

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Words Starting With V and Ending With S

Starts With V & Ends With SStarts With VI & Ends With SStarts With V & Ends With US

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With V7 Letter Words Ending With S