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perivillous

perivillous adjective: surrounding the villi.

Adjective

perivillous (not comparable)

  1. Surrounding the villi

Origin of perivillous

From peri- + villous.

Questions about perivillous

What does perivillous mean?
Perivillous means surrounding the villi.
What part of speech is perivillous?
Perivillous is an adjective.

Words near perivillous in the dictionary

  1. perivesical
  2. perivesicular
  3. perivessel
  4. periviability
  5. periviable
  6. perivillous
  7. perivisceral
  8. periviscerokinin
  9. periviscerokinins
  10. perivitalline
  11. perivitellin

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