What is another word for Villous?

Pronunciation: [vˈɪləs] (IPA)

Villous is an adjective that is often used to describe something that has a hairy or shaggy texture. Synonyms for villous include woolly, furry, shaggy, hairy, and fuzzy. Each of these words describes something that has a soft, downy texture that is similar to what one might find on an animal's fur or hair. Other synonyms for villous might include bristly, prickly, or spiky, which describe a texture that is more rough and course. Regardless of the exact synonym used, these words can add texture and depth to a description of something that is hairy or shaggy.

What are the hypernyms for Villous?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the opposite words for Villous?

Villous is a term that refers to something that is covered in small, hair-like projections, often found on the surface of tissues or organs. Its antonyms would be words that describe the absence or lack of these projections. For example, smooth, sleek, and flat would be antonyms of villous. Other antonyms could include untextured, featureless, and unpatterned. These words describe surfaces that are flat and without the small projections that make them villous. While villous textures are useful in some situations, such as in the intestine for increased surface area for nutrient absorption, antonyms like smooth and flat are also important for various functions such as sliding and ease of movement.

What are the antonyms for Villous?

Usage examples for Villous

To draw upon the former, therefore, is to extract its soft, Villous processes from within the follicles or cavities of the other.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
The Villous processes and fringes may take on an exaggerated growth, and give rise to pedunculated and other forms of loose body.
"Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition."
Alexander Miles Alexis Thomson
This is directed obliquely downwards and backwards, under cover of the cartilage, and is distributed to the middle portion of the complementary apparatus of the os pedis, as well as to the Villous tissue and the coronet.
"Diseases of the Horse's Foot"
Harry Caulton Reeks

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