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Meaning of "villus" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VILLUS

From Latin: shaggy hair.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VILLUS

villus  [ˈvɪləs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VILLUS

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Villus 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 VILLUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Villus

Villus may refer to: ▪ Intestinal villus, Intestinal villus refers to any one of the small, finger-shaped outgrowths of the epithelial lining of the wall of the intestine. Clusters of projections are referred as Intestinal villi. ▪ Chorionic villi, found on the surface of the outermost membrane of the fetus ▪ Arachnoid villi, located on the arachnoid membrane of the brain...

Definition of villus in the English dictionary

The first definition of villus in the dictionary is any of the numerous finger-like projections of the mucous membrane lining the small intestine of many vertebrates. Other definition of villus is any similar membranous process, such as any of those in the mammalian placenta. Villus is also any of various hairlike outgrowths, as from the stem of a moss.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VILLUS


acidophilus
ˌæsɪˈdɒfɪləs
Angelus
ˈændʒɪləs
aspergillus
ˌæspəˈdʒɪləs
bacillus
bəˈsɪləs
cancellous
ˈkænsɪləs
eyeless
ˈaɪləs
killas
ˈkɪləs
lactobacillus
ˌlæktəʊbəˈsɪləs
malus
ˈmeɪləs
microvillous
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈvɪləs
microvillus
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈvɪləs
nautilus
ˈnɔːtɪləs
perilous
ˈpɛrɪləs
pilous
ˈpaɪləs
pulvillus
pʌlˈvɪləs
stylus
ˈstaɪləs
talus
ˈteɪləs
Theophilus
θɪˈɒfɪləs
trochilus
ˈtrɒkɪləs
villous
ˈvɪləs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VILLUS

villar
Villars
villatic
villeggiatura
villein
villeinage
villenage
Villeneuve
Villeurbanne
villi
villication
Villiers
Villiers de l´Isle Adam
villiform
Villon
villosities
villosity
villous
villously

WORDS THAT END LIKE VILLUS

actinobacillus
arillus
callus
Catullus
comma bacillus
gallus
lapillus
Lucullus
Marcellus
ocellus
phallus
pneumobacillus
pullus
streptobacillus
Tellus
thallus
thiobacillus
Tibullus
tubercle bacillus
vitellus

Synonyms and antonyms of villus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «villus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VILLUS

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

Translator English - Chinese

绒毛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vellosidades
570 millions of speakers

English

villus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अंकुर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زغابة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ворсинок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vilosidades
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

villus
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

villosités
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Villus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zotte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

絨毛
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

융모
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Villa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

villus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குடல் உறிஞ்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Villus
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ülger
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

villo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kosmków
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ворсинок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

villus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λαχνών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

villus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

villus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

villus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of villus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VILLUS»

The term «villus» is normally little used and occupies the 112.266 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VILLUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «villus» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «villus» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VILLUS»

Discover the use of villus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to villus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Practical guide to chorion villus sampling
This important book provides a complete overview of the test: the technique itself, interpretation and implication of the results, and the establishment of a service and comparison with other tests.
D. T. Y. Liu, 1991
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Human Microscopic Anatomy: An Atlas for Students of Medicine ...
The lacteal begins as a blind, sac-like dilatation at the tip of each villus and runs through its lamina propria up to the level of the crypts of Lieberkiihn (CL). Here, lymphatic capillaries form the mucosal plexus on the inner aspect of the lamina ...
Radivoj V. Krstic, 1991
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Fetal Medicine: Basic Science and Clinical Practice
after chorion villus sampling at 56–66 days' gestation. Lancet 337(8744):762– 763, 1991. 64. Vaughan JI, Rodeck C. Interventional procedures. In Ultrasound in obstetrics and gynaecology, KC Dewbury, HB Meire, DO Cosgrove (eds), pp.
Charles H. Rodeck, Martin J. Whittle, 2009
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Genetic Disorders and the Fetus: Diagnosis, Prevention and ...
Multicentre randomised clinical trial of chorion villus sampling and amniocentesis . First report. Lancet 1989;1:1. 106. Smidt-Jensen S, Permin M, Philip J, et al. Randomised comparison of amniocentesis and transabdominal and transcervical  ...
Aubrey Milunsky, Jeff Milunsky, 2011
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The Principles of Clinical Cytogenetics
Prenat Diagn. 1995;15:1259—73. Shulman LP, Elias S, Phillips OP, Grevengood C, Dungan JS, Simpson JL. Amniocentesis performed at 14 weeks' gestation or earlier: comparison with first-trimester transabdominal chorionic villus sampling.
Steven Gersen, Martha B. Keagle, 2013
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Avery's Neonatology: Pathophysiology & Management of the Newborn
50. Rhoads CG, Jackson LG, Schlesselman SE, et al. The safety and efficacy of chorionic villus sampling for early prenatal diagnosis of cytogenetic abnormalities . N lingl I Med I989;320: 609-617. 51. Hanson I-'W, llapp RL, Tennant FR, et al.
Mhairi G. MacDonald, Mary M. K. Seshia, Martha D. Mullett, 2005
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Textbook of Perinatal Medicine, Second Edition
A comparison of chorionic villus sampling and amniocentesis: Acceptability of procedure and maternal attachment to pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol 1988;72:714- 19. 9. McCormackMJ, Rylance ME, Mackenzie WE, eta/. Patient attitudes following ...
Asim Kurjak, Frank A. Chervenak, 2006
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Emery and Rimoin's Principles and Practice of Medical Genetics
Chorionic Villus Sam— pling for First Trimester Prenatal Diagnosis: Northwestern University Program. Am.]. Obstet. Gynecol. 1985, 152, 204. Holzgreve, W.; Miny, P.; Basarans, S., et al. Safety of Pla— cental Biopsy in the Second and Third ...
David L. Rimoin, Reed E. Pyeritz, Bruce Korf, 2013
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Obstetric Imaging
SUGGESTED READING Alfirevic Z, Sundberg K, Brigham S. Amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling for prenatal diagnosis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2003;(3):CD003252. Alfirevic Z, von Dadelszen P. Instruments for chorionic villus  ...
Joshua Copel, 2012
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Pathologic Basis of Veterinary Disease
In the proximity of intestinal villi, sporozoites are released from oocysts and randomly encounter the apical brushborders (micro villi with glycocalyx) of villus enterocytes covering tips and sides of intestinal villi. Sporozoites have a tropism for ...
James F. Zachary, M. Donald McGavin, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VILLUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term villus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bowing to tradition
“This Onam we are crafting only 12 onavillus – two each of the six pictorial depictions that we traditionally make, namely villus of Ananthashayanam, ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
2
Prenatal Blood Tests Could Detect Cancer in Mothers
... as Down syndrome with a blood test rather than with more invasive amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling that can, in rare cases, induce miscarriages. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
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Diagnostic Research Program Yields A 98% Success Rate Of Viable …
... blood sample test results collected from high-risk pregnant women against the “gold standard” results from amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling. «Clinical Leader, May 15»
4
Prenatal Tests Have High Failure Rate, Triggering Abortions
In order to be sure of a diagnosis, a woman would need to undergo more invasive screening such as amniocentesis or chronic villus sampling, but those tests ... «NBCNews.com, Dec 14»
5
New childbirth hope over blood diseases
However, Dr Al Hejari revealed many still chose to undergo a Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS) test at around 11 weeks and then get an abortion if a hereditary ... «Gulf Daily News, Jun 14»
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Erken doğum nedeni olabilir
Demir, söz konusu testin, amniyosentez ve koryon villus biyopsisi ile kıyaslandığında hiç bir riski bulunmadığının altını çizerek, "Bu sayede kromozomal ... «Hürriyet, May 14»
7
Human Gut Has The Surface Area Of A Studio Apartment
Furthermore, it's covered with weird, tentacle-like microscopic structures called villi. Then each villus itself is covered with tentacly microvilli. Villi and microvilli ... «Popular Science, Apr 14»
8
New Prenatal Test a “Search and Destroy Mission” to Abort Babies …
... tests — either amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling, which can cause miscarriages. But the new blood test would send fewer women for that risky testing. «LifeNews.com, Feb 14»
9
Detecting baby's disease before birth
I advised them to screen with a method called Chorionic villus sampling and the results showed that upcoming baby had the same disease like its sibling. «The Daily Star, Feb 14»
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Tenkai Knights: Brave Battles assembling this summer on 3DS
Up to four players can play thorugh the game's mission-based Story mode against Villus' army of shape-shifting robots or face off in competitive multiplayer. «Shacknews, Jan 14»

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