Taber's Medical Dictionary
villus
(vĭl′ŭs)
pl. villi [L., tuft of hair]
A small fold or projection of some mucous membranes.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Villus." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733607/all/villus.
Villus. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733607/all/villus. Accessed April 20, 2026.
Villus. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733607/all/villus
Villus [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 20]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733607/all/villus.
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