villous
Covered with fibers
Villous means covered with soft, fine, hairlike projections.
The term appears most often in anatomy and biology, describing surfaces with tiny fingerlike extensions called villi: villous tissue, the villous lining of the small intestine.
These projections typically increase surface area for absorption or secretion.
Soft and unclear
- downyHaving soft, fine texture
- fluffySoft and light-textured
- woollyCovered in soft fibers
- fleecySoft and wool-textured
shaggy · plush · cottony · furry · velvety · soft · feathery · nappy
Sexually maturing
- trichomesEpidermal outgrowths on plants
- hirsuteHaving much body covering
- leaf surfaceOuter plane of foliage
- papillaeSmall tissue protrusions
Intestinal absorptive protrusions
- microvilliMicroscopic membrane protrusions
- intestineDigestive tract organ
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- epitheliumTissue covering body surfaces
mucosa · jejunum · ileum · duodenum · crypts · lacteal · placental · synovial
fuzzy
Soft and unclear
fleecy · shaggy · plush · cottony · furry · velvety · soft · feathery · nappy · furred
pubescent
Sexually maturing
- trichomesEpidermal outgrowths on plants
- hirsuteHaving much body covering
- leaf surfaceOuter plane of foliage
villi
Intestinal absorptive protrusions
- microvilliMicroscopic membrane protrusions
- intestineDigestive tract organ
- absorptionProcess of taking in
epithelium · mucosa · jejunum · ileum · duodenum · crypts · lacteal · placental · synovial · arachnoid