Villi


Plural of villus, a tiny finger-like or vascular projection.

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  • Villus

    1. A tiny finger-like or hair-like projection. 2. A small vascular protrusion. Villus is the Latin word for shaggy hair or fleece. The plural is villi.

  • Vincent angina

    This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead tissue from the mouth and throat due to the spread of infection from the gums. Certain germs (including fusiform bacteria and spirochetes) are thought to be involved. Vincent’s angina is best treated with the antibiotic penicillin. This condition is […]

  • Vincent gingivitis

    This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead tissue from the mouth and throat due to the spread of infection from the gums. Certain germs (including fusiform bacteria and spirochetes) have been thought to be involved, but the full story behind this long-known disease is still not […]

  • Vincent infection

    This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead tissue from the mouth and throat due to the spread of infection from the gums. Certain germs (including fusiform bacteria and spirochetes) have been thought to be involved, but the full story behind this long- known disease is still […]

  • Vincent stomatitis

    This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead tissue from the mouth and throat due to the spread of infection from the gums. Certain germs (including fusiform bacteria and spirochetes) have been thought to be involved, but the full story behind this long- known disease is still […]


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