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Meaning of "microvilli" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MICROVILLI

microvilli  [ˌmaɪkrəʊˈvɪlaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MICROVILLI

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Microvilli is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MICROVILLI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

microvilli

Microvillus

Microvilli are microscopic cellular membrane protrusions that increase the surface area of cells, and are involved in a wide variety of functions, including absorption, secretion, cellular adhesion, and mechanotransduction.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MICROVILLI


aspergilli
ˌæspəˈdʒɪlaɪ
bacilli
bəˈsɪlaɪ
lactobacilli
ˌlæktəʊbəˈsɪlaɪ
lapilli
ləˈpɪlaɪ
morbilli
mɔːˈbɪlaɪ
pneumobacilli
ˌnjuːməʊbəˈsɪlaɪ
pulvilli
pʌlˈvɪlaɪ
streptobacilli
ˌstrɛptəʊbəˈsɪlaɪ
strobili
ˈstrəʊbɪlaɪ
styli
ˈstaɪlaɪ
tali
ˈteɪlaɪ
thiobacilli
ˌθaɪəʊbəˈsɪlaɪ
villi
ˈvɪlaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MICROVILLI

microtonal
microtonality
microtonally
microtone
microtransmitter
microtubular
microtubule
microtunnelling
microvascular
microvillar
microvillous
microvillus
microvolt
microwatt
microwavable
microwave
microwave background
microwave detector
microwave oven
microwave spectroscope

WORDS THAT END LIKE MICROVILLI

bailli
bird´s-eye chilli
bouilli
chilli
cuir-bouilli
dilli
fusilli
loci sigilli
locus sigilli
piccalilli
scungilli

Synonyms and antonyms of microvilli in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «microvilli» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MICROVILLI

Find out the translation of microvilli to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of microvilli from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «microvilli» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

微绒毛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

microvellosidades
570 millions of speakers

English

microvilli
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

माइक्रोविली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زغيبات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

микроворсинки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

microvilosidades
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

microvilli
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

microvillosités
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Microvilli
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mikrovilli
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

微絨毛
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

미세 융모
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Microvilli
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

microvilli
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நுண்விரலி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मायक्रोव्हिलिलि
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mikrovilluslar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

microvilli
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mikrokosmków
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

микроворсинки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

microvilli
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μικρολαχνών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mikrovilli
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mikrovilli
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

microvilli
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of microvilli

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MICROVILLI»

The term «microvilli» is regularly used and occupies the 85.888 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MICROVILLI» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about microvilli

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MICROVILLI»

Discover the use of microvilli in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to microvilli and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Wheater's Functional Histology: A Text and Colour Atlas
a B b B B Microvilli Fig. 5.15 (a) H & E × 320 (b) EM × 4000 (c) EM × 30 000 Microvilli are minute finger-like projections of the luminal plasma membrane found in many epithelia, particularly those specialised for absorption where their  ...
Barbara Young (Ph. D.), 2006
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Color Atlas of Cytology, Histology, and Microscopic Anatomy
Many epithelial cells form processes, named microvilli, at their free surfaces "S These processes are finger-shaped; they are about 100 nm thick and o: ^ various lengths. The structure of microvilli is static and without any particu lar organization ...
Wolfgang Kühnel, 2003
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Medical Cell Biology
The diversity of directional movement and tail domains allows for different cargo to be moved throughout the cell cytoplasm on actin tracks. Bundles of F-Actin Form a Structural Support for the Microvilli of Epithelial Cells Epithelial tissue, which ...
Steven R Goodman, 2007
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Human Anatomy' 2007 Ed.2007 Edition
Many cells have surface extensions called microvilli, cilia, and fla- gella. These aid in absorption, movement, and sensory processes. MICROVILLI Microvilli15 ( MY-cro-VIL-eye; singular, microvillus) are extensions of the plasma membrane that ...
Saladin, Kenneth
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Diagnostic Ultrastructural Pathology: A Text-Atlas of Case ...
Electron Microscopic Results Polarized tumor cells had elongated microvilli at one pole and basal lamina at the other. Tumor cells were joined by desmosomes, and some cells had focal collections of tonofilaments. Loss of cell polarity in some ...
Ann M. Dvorak, Rita A. Monahan-Earley, 1995
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Immunohistology and Electron Microscopy of Anaplastic and ...
True microvilli should be distinguished from filopodia or microvillus-like protrusions on the cell surface. True microvilli are uniform finger-like projections usually of the apical cell membrane such as those of the absorptive cells of the small ...
Anthony Siew-Yin Leong, 1997
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Cellular Domains
Microvilli consist of fingerlike membrane protrusions supported by organized bundles of actin filaments that are present on most cell types irrespective of their origin. Few epithelial cell types show ordered and homogeneous arrays of microvilli ...
Ivan R. Nabi, 2011
8
Developmental Biology Research in Space
Evidence of effects of mG, gravity and hypergravity on microvilli at the beginning of the first cleavage In ground development, microvilli of Pleurodeles waltl eggs were easily observed through SEM. Microvilli covered the egg surface and ...
‎2003
9
Fish Histology: Female Reproductive Systems
2.3.1 PRIMARY ENVELOPE The zona pellucida of teleosts is secreted by exocytosis around the bases of the microvilli that extend from the surface of the oocyte (Figure 2.51). These microvilli are entrapped in this developing envelope, along ...
Donald B. McMillan, 2007
10
Histology
a. c. 102 FIGURES.}. Molecular structure of microvilli. a. High magnification of microvilli. The free or apical domain is always directed toward the exterior surface or the lumen of an enclosed cavity or tube. The lateral domain communicates with ...
Michael H. Ross, Wojciech Pawlina, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MICROVILLI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term microvilli is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mice with hereditary deafness hear again thanks to gene therapy
TMC1 forms channels on tiny projections called microvilli in the inner ear, and these channels open when sound waves set the projections in ... «New Scientist, Jul 15»
2
Gene Therapy Restores Hearing In Deaf Mice
In this confocal microscopy image, microvilli are shown in red and cell bodies in green. Image: Charles Askew. More than 70 different genes ... «Science 2.0, Jul 15»
3
Promising Study Shows the Power of Gene Therapy to Treat Deafness
Above: Those upside-down V's are sensory hair bundles in the ear, each containing 50 to 100 microvilli tipped with TMC proteins. The new ... «io9, Jul 15»
4
Biologists manufacture bacteria that may one day treat an unhealthy …
... modified Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron (white) living on mammalian cells in the gut (large pink cells coated in a “forest” of microvilli). «PBS NewsHour, Jul 15»
5
Scientists love MacBooks (true) – but what about you?
My knowledge ends at neuroendocrinology and a gastroenterologist can talk rings around me about microvilli and the relevance of a diversity ... «The Register, Jun 15»
6
Roundup Ready, Bt-Toxin and GMOs — A Dangerous Trinity That …
Both the Bt-toxin and glyphosate damage the microvilli lining the ... This same flattening of the microvilli is also seen with those who are ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jun 15»
7
7 Ways to Reduce Excess Inflammation Naturally
Leaky gut syndrome occurs due to damaged microvilli of our gut lining not being able to do their job effectively. Undigested food, bacteria and ... «The Epoch Times, Jun 15»
8
Want a taste? Taste buds and supertasters
“These cells extend to the top into tiny filaments called microvilli. These little filaments stick up into the bottom of that channel and that's where ... «WRVO Public Media, May 15»
9
Mantle margin morphogenesis in Nodipecten nodosus (Mollusca …
In the proximal region, immediately before the PFZ, the exposed inner epithelium contains short microvilli on its surface; no cilia are present ... «BMC Blogs Network, May 15»
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Safilens uses BCLA conference for UK launch of one day lens for …
... protecting the surface of the eye from the mechanical stress caused by contact lenses, thereby promoting the re-growth of epithelial microvilli. «Optician Online, May 15»

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