Medical Definition of Villi intestinales

1. Microscopic finger-like projections (0.5 to 1.5 mm in length) off of the mucosal lining of the small intestine which are responsible for absorption of nutrients. The villi greatly increase the effective absorptive surface area of the small intestine. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Villi Intestinales

Villard
villas
villatic
villein
villeinage
villeins
villenage
villenages
villi
villi
villiago
villiagos
villiform
villin
villitis
villi intestinales (current term)
villi pericardiaci
villi peritoneales
villi pleurales
villi synoviales
villoma
villoma
Villon
villonodular pigmented tenosynovitis
villose
villose
villosities
villositis
villosity
villosity

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