Villosity
noun, plural villosities.
1.
a villous surface or coating.
2.
a number of villi together.
3.
a villus.
noun (pl) -ties
1.
the state of being villous
2.
a villous coating or surface
3.
a villus or a collection of villi
villosity vil·los·i·ty (vĭ-lŏs’ĭ-tē)
n.
The condition of being villous.
A villous formation, surface, or coating.
A villus.
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