microvillus

mi·cro·vil·lus   (mī'krō-vĭl'əs)    n.   pl. mi·cro·vil·li (-vĭl'ī') Any of the minute hairlike structures projecting from the surface of certain types of epithelial cells, especially those of the small intestine. mi'cro·vil'lar (-lər) adj.

Main Entry: mi·cro·vil·lus
Pronunciation: -'vil-&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural mi·cro·vil·li /-"lI/
: a microscopic projection of a tissue, cell, or cell organelle; especially : any of the fingerlike outward projections of some cell surfaces —mi·cro·vil·lar /-'vil-&r/ adjective —mi·cro·vil·lous /-'vil-&s/ adjective

microvillus mi·cro·vil·lus (mī'krō-vĭl'əs)
n. pl. mi·cro·vil·li (-vĭl'ī')
Any of the minute hairlike structures projecting from the surface of certain types of epithelial cells, especially those of the small intestine.