Villus

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Articles
Most recent articles on Villus Most cited articles on Villus Review articles on Villus Articles on Villus in N Eng J Med, Lancet, BMJ
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Evidence Based Medicine
Cochrane Collaboration on Villus Bandolier on Villus TRIP on Villus
Clinical Trials
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Guidelines / Policies / Govt
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Books
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Commentary
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Definitions
Definitions of Villus
Patient Resources / Community
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Healthcare Provider Resources
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Continuing Medical Education (CME)
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Experimental / Informatics
List of terms related to Villus

Overview

Villus (Latin: "shaggy hair", plural villi) can refer to:

• Intestinal villus. This is the most common meaning when not more precisely specified
• Chorionic villi, found on the surface of the outermost membrane (the chorion) of the fetus
• Arachnoid villi, located on the arachnoid membrane of the brain