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intestinal villi

Identification
Official Latin term villi intestinales intestini tenuis
Official term intestinal villi of small intestine
Unit identifier TAH:U2569
Unit type unit type set
Materiality material
Navigation
Link to the unit intestinal villi
Links of entity generic: intestinal villus
Entity-oriented links Universal page Definition page
External links TA98 FMA PubMed
Partonomic links Level 2: small intestine Short Extended
Level 3: layers of small intestine
Taxonomic links Level 1: cardinal part of organ Short Extended
Taxonomic links Level 2: organ component Short Extended
Level 3: organ component layer
Subsidiary language with Latin
Non Latin primary language
Taxonomic definition
Encyclopedic definition the multitudinous threadlike projections that cover the surface of the mucosa of the small intestine and serve as the sites of absorption (by active transport and diffusion) of fluids and nutrients.
THIS intestinal villus
Genus THIS isa organ component layer
Defining property 1 THIS isProjectionof ( mucosa of small intestine, default )
Autogenerated definition A intestinal villus is a organ component layer [lamina componentis organi] which is a permanent microscopic projection of mucosa of small intestine [tunica mucosa intestini tenuis] increasing its active surface area
Partonomy
TAH:E10200
human body top
TAH:U2275
digestive system SOS
TAH:U2559
small intestine SOS
TAH:U16057
layers of small intestine TOS
TAH:U2567
mucosa of small intestine SOT
TAH:U2569 intestinal villi TOS
Taxonomy
Date: 20.11.2025