Main Entry: mi·cro·vil·lus

Pronunciation: \-ˈvi-ləs\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural mi·cro·vil·li \-ˈvi-ˌlī, -(ˌ)lē\

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1953

: a microscopic projection of a tissue, cell, or cell organelle; especially : any of the fingerlike outward projections of some cell surfaces

— mi·cro·vil·lar \-ˈvi-lər\ adjective

— mi·cro·vil·lous \-ˈvi-ləs\ adjective