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 (m  kr -v l  s)n. pl. mi·cro·vil·li (-v l) Any of the minute hairlike structures projecting from the surface of certain types of epithelial cells, especially those of the small intestine. |
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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