villus

n. 绒毛, 长柔毛 [医] 绒毛

发音

/ˈvɪləs/

词形变化

villi 复数 villi

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    绒毛

    生物
  2. 2.

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

    生物 植物学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

process appendage outgrowth

相关短语

chorionic villus sampling [医]绒膜绒毛取样 chorionic villus samplings

词源

Borrowed from Latin villus (“shaggy hair”).

来源：wiktionary