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  • 61villonodular — vil·lo·nod·u·lar .vil ō näj ə lər adj characterized by villous and nodular thickening (as of a synovial membrane) <villonodular synovitis> * * * vil·lo·nod·u·lar (vil″o nodґu lər) characterized by villous and nodular thickening;… …

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  • 62dendritic vegetation — 1. the shaggy appearance of a villous cancer. 2. the arachnoidal tufts and villous neoplasms on the pleura and other serous membranes …

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  • 63Marsilea villosa — ID 52084 Symbol Key MAVI4 Common Name villous waterclover Family Marsileaceae Category Fern Division Pteridophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution HI Growth Habit Forb/herb Duration …

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  • 64floccosa —   , floccosus   L. floccus, lock of wool; osus, abundance.   1) Basal leaf sheaths densely hairy. Apocopis floccosa, Aristida floccosa   2) racemes densely villous. Andropogon floccosus, Cymbopogon floccosus   3) leafblade adjacent to ligule… …

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  • 65villosity — vil•los•i•ty [[t]vɪˈlɒs ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) anat. a villous surface or coating 2) anat. the condition of being villous 3) anat. a villus • Etymology: 1770–80 …

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  • 66villose — ˈviˌlōs,  ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: Latin villosus hairy, shaggy more at villous : villous …

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  • 67villosity — viˈläsəd.ē noun ( es) Etymology: villose + ity 1. : the state of being villous 2. a. : villus b. : a villous patch or area …

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  • 68vil|lose — «VIHL ohs», adjective. = villous. (Cf. ↑villous) …

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  • 69vil|los|i|ty — «vih LOS uh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. villous condition. 2. a villous formation, surface, or coating. 3. a number of villi together. 4. a villus …

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  • 70Capillament — Ca*pil la*ment, n. [L. capillamentum, fr. capillus hair: cf. F. capillament.] 1. (Bot.) A filament. [R.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) Any villous or hairy covering; a fine fiber or filament, as of the nerves. [1913 Webster] …

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