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vil⋅los⋅i⋅ty

  [vi-los-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties.
1. a villous surface or coating.
2. a number of villi together.
3. a villus.
Origin:
1770–80; villose + -ity
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vil·los·i·ty   (vĭ-lŏs'ĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. vil·los·i·ties

  1. The condition of being villous.

  2. A villous formation, surface, or coating.

  3. A villus.

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villosity vil·los·i·ty (vĭ-lŏs'ĭ-tē)
n.

  1. The condition of being villous.

  2. A villous formation, surface, or coating.

  3. A villus.

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