Microvillus

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of the minute hairlike structures projecting from the surface of certain types of epithelial cells, especially those of the small intestine.
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  • n. Any of many fingerlike extensions on the surfaces of many cells, consisting of the proteins actin, fimbrin, and villin.
    • Word Usage
    "Yesterday, an inquest into her death heard that she had been born with a life-threatening illness called microvillus inclusion disease, which affects only one person in 1,000."
     
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