"microvillus" meaning in English

See microvillus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: microvilli [plural], microvillae [plural]
Etymology: From micro- + villus. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|micro|villus}} micro- + villus Head templates: {{en-noun|microvilli|microvillae}} microvillus (plural microvilli or microvillae)
  1. Any of many fingerlike extensions on the surfaces of many cells, consisting of the proteins actin, fimbrin, and villin. Wikipedia link: microvillus Derived forms: microvillar, microvillous Translations (fingerlike extension): زُغَيْبَة (zuḡayba) [feminine] (Arabic), mikroklk [masculine] (Czech), microvillosité [feminine] (French), Mikrovillus (German), Mikrozotte [feminine] (German), सूक्ष्मांकुर (sūkṣmāṅkur) [masculine] (Hindi), wirdememîle [masculine] (Northern Kurdish), microvilosidade [feminine] (Portuguese), mikrovillus (Swedish)

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