Definition of microvillus

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mi·cro·vil·lus

-v

s) KEY

NOUN:
pl. mi·cro·vil·li (-v

) KEY

Any of the minute hairlike structures projecting from the surface of certain types of epithelial cells, especially those of the small intestine.

OTHER FORMS:
micro·villar (-l

r) KEY (Adjective)

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