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microvillus

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microvillus /mi·cro·vil·lus/ (-vil´us) a minute process from the free surface of a cell, especially cells of the proximal convolution in renal tubules and of the intestinal epithelium.
mi·cro·vil·lus (mkr-vls)
n. pl. mi·cro·vil·li (-vl)
Any of the minute hairlike structures projecting from the surface of certain types of epithelial cells, especially those of the small intestine.
microvillus [mi″kro-vil´us]
a minute process or protrusion from the free surface of a cell, found especially in the proximal convolution of renal tubules and the intestinal epithelium. See illustration.
Microvilli in the intestinal tract. From Applegate, 1992.
microvillus
pl. microvilli; a minute process of protrusion from the free surface of a cell, especially cells of the proximal convolution in renal tubules and of the intestinal epithelium.
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