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villi

 [vil´i] (L.)
plural of villus.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

vil·li

(vil'ī),
Plural of villus.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

villi

(vĭl′ī)
n.
Plural of villus.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

villi

Plural of villus A small vascular protrusion, especially from the free surface of a membrane
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

vil·li

(vil'ī)
Plural of villus.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

villi

Small finger-like processes on a surface, as in the small intestine, the PLACENTA, the tongue and the CHOROID PLEXUSES of the brain.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

Villi

Tiny, finger-like projections that enable the small intestine to absorb nutrients from food.
Mentioned in: Celiac Disease
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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References in periodicals archive
Moreover, the fibrinoid necrosis of placental villi is a highly characteristic lesion.
HISTOLOGICAL STUDY OF ABRUPTIO PLACENTAE IN TERM DELIVERY AND ITS IMPACT ON FETAL OUTCOME
Fibrotic, avascular villi similar to those seen in CMV infection are also a hallmark of fetal thrombotic vasculopathy.
Placental Cytomegalovirus Infection
In other words, despite continuing claims or beliefs into that possibility, villi are never individually reduced to nothing.
Diagnosing celiac disease: A critical overview
Underneath the villi is a layer of collagen and then a muscular
Autoimmunity and Your Gut
In MEDLINE the terms "(Chorionic villi) AND hypertension" and "(Chorionic villi) AND diabetes" were used.
Caracteristicas Morfologicas de la Placenta Humana y sus Vellosidades Coriales Libres en Gestas Normales y con Diabetes e Hipertension Arterial. Revision de la Literatura
Chorangiosis of Chorionic Villi: What Does It Really Mean?
Chorangiosis placenta with 5-vessel umbilical cord with omphalomesenteric duct remnant: An unusual association/Omfalomezenterik kanal kalintisi olan 5-damarli umbilikal kordon ile koranjiyozis plasenta: Siradisi bir iliski
At 16 - 18 weeks, there was an increase in the number of villi and intestinal glands.
TIME OF APPEARANCE OF GOBLET CELLS IN HUMAN SMALL INTESTINE
In duodenum, iron deposits were observed in the lumen, epithelium and also at villi tops.
Ameliorating Iron Overload in Intestinal Tissue of Adult Male Rats: Quercetin vs Deferoxamine
In addition to convoluted outlines of chorionic villi, villous trophoblastic pseudoinclusions, and clusters of villous cytotrophoblasts, the previously unreported focal pseudovillous papilliform trophoblastic proliferation of the undersurface of the chorionic plate and clustering of perpendicularly oriented sclerotic chorionic villi in the chorion laeve were observed in this double trisomy case.
Placental Histomorphology in a Case of Double Trisomy 48,XXX,+18
When the researchers added Wnt to Petri dishes housing aged stem cells, those stem cells began growing crypts and villi in patterns resembling their younger counterparts.
Old gut stem cells made to grow like young ones in a dish
The highest villi height was related to the 5 g [kg.sup.-1] Thymolina[R] treatment and the lowest one is related to the 20 g [kg.sup.-1] Thymolina[R] treatment.
Effect of feeding Thymolina[R] powder on the carcass characteristics and morphology of small intestine in ross 308 broiler chickens/Efeito de Thymolina[R] em po na dieta sobre as caracteristicas de carcaca e morfologia do intestino delgado em Frangos de Corte Ross 308
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