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The plural of "microvillus" is "microvilli."
microvillus(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (anatomy)
a. la microvellosidad (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The patient was diagnosed with a disease the affects the absorption of nutrients through the microvilli.Al paciente le diagnosticaron una enfermedad que afecta la absorción de nutrientes por las microvellosidades.
b. el microvillus (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
That's correct, Sally. Both the ileum and the jejunum are lined with with villi and microvilli.Eso es cierto, Sally. Tanto el íleon como el yeyuno se revisten de villi y microvilli.
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