villous
English
Alternative forms
- villose
Etymology
From Latin villus (“shaggy hair”).
Adjective
villous (comparative more villous, superlative most villous)
- Hairy, covered with soft long hair.
- (biology) Covered with villi.
- Giardia causes villous blunting.
Related terms
- villosity
- villus
- microvillus
Anagrams
- luvisol