Villus

Word VILLUS
Character 6
Hyphenation vil lus
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Villus"

What do we mean by villus?

A minute projection arising from a mucous membrane, especially. noun

One of the numerous vascular projections of the small intestine. noun

One of the fingerlike projections of the chorion that contribute to the formation of the placenta in mammals. noun

A fine, hairlike epidermal outgrowth. noun

In anatomy: One of numerous minute vascular projections from the mucous membrane of the intestine, of a conical, cylindric, clubbed, or filiform shape, consisting essentially of a lacteal vessel as a central axis, with an arteriole and a veinlet, inclosed in a layer of epithelium, with the basement membrane and muscular tissue of the mucous membrane, and cellular or reticular tissue. noun

One of the little vascular tufts or processes of the shaggy chorion of an ovum or embryo, in later stages of development entering into the formation of the fetal part of the placenta. See cut under uterus, Some villiform part or process of various animals. See cut under hydranth. noun

In botany, one of the long, straight, and soft, hairs which sometimes cover the fruit, flowers, and other parts of plants. noun

One of the minute papillary processes on certain vascular membranes; a villosity. noun

Fine hairs on plants, resembling the pile of velvet. noun

A small projection from a mucous membrane, particularly those found in the intestines noun

A minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane noun

A small projection from a membrane, particularly those found in the mucous membranes of the intestines.

One of the fine soft hairs on fruits, flowers, and other parts of plants.

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The word "villus" in example sentences

In the northeast, lowland grasslands, locally known as villus, are associated with the floodplains of the river systems. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In the center of the villus is another vessel, with thinner and more transparent walls, which is the commencement of a lacteal. ❋ Ray Vaughn Pierce (1877)

The mature enterocytes at the tip of the villus are the cells that are most susceptible to IR ❋ Joep P. M. Derikx Et Al. (2008)

This can be done though one of two procedures -- chorionic villus sampling (CVS) or amniocentesis -- which are offered at a different time during the pregnancy. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Prenatal diagnosis -- DNA is isolated from the cells of the developing baby though one of two procedures (chorionic villus sampling (CVS) or amniocentesis) and is analyzed for alterations in the BMPR1A or SMAD4 gene. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Cells are collected either by amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling, and scientists test the fetal DNA in those cells. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The test is uncomfortable and carries a small risk of miscarriage, as does another invasive test for genetic disorders called chorionic villus sampling, or CVS, that samples tissue from the placenta. ❋ Amy Dockser Marcus (2011)

Sometimes it's an earlier test called CVS, or chorionic villus sampling, which collects a bit of tissue from the placenta. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Prenatal diagnosis -- DNA is isolated from the cells of the developing baby though one of two procedures, chorionic villus sampling (CVS) or amniocentesis, and is analyzed for alterations in the APCgene. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Therefore, amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling (CVS) are not necessary prerequisites for fetal surgery. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The defect, which occurs in one in 700 births, is usually diagnosed during the second trimester with amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling, which require extraction and testing of fetal genetic material from the placenta. ❋ Ann Lukits (2011)

Further chorionic villus sampling (CVS), however, indicated some good news: the fetus had no chromosomal abnormalities. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Prenatal diagnosis -- DNA is isolated from the cells of the developing baby though one of two procedures (chorionic villus sampling or amniocentesis) and is analyzed for alterations in the PTCH1 gene. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Isada NB, Parr DP, Johnson MP, Straus SE, Holzgreve W, Qureshi F, Evans MI: In utero diagnosis of congenital varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection by chorionic villus sampling (CVS) using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). ❋ Unknown (2010)

Prenatal diagnosis -- DNA is isolated from the cells of the developing baby though one of two procedures (chorionic villus sampling (CVS) or amniocentesis) and is analyzed for alterations in the PTEN gene. ❋ Unknown (2009)

During a pregnancy, the fetus could be tested for the mutation with standard prenatal testing (chorionic villus sampling or amniocentesis). ❋ Unknown (2009)

Hallak M, Johnson MP, Pryde PG, Isada NB, Zador IE, Evans MI: Rate of transabdominal chorionic villus sampling does not have to increase as new physicians learn the procedure: utilization of transabdominal versus transcervical approach. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Prenatal diagnostic procedures: amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling (CVS), fetal blood sampling and fetal skin/muscle biopsy ❋ Unknown (2010)

Platelet activating factor - acytylhydrolase (PAF-AH) activity following chorionic villus sampling and amniocentesis. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I [felt] really villu when [mom] talks about [sex]. ❋ Bleech (2007)

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