Anatomical term for the tiny finger-like projections in the small intestine or placenta.
The villi of the small intestine help absorb nutrients.
soft hair
Obsolete term for soft hair; now usually expressed as 柔毛 (じゅうもう).
See also: 柔毛
In old texts, 絨毛 can refer to soft hair.
microvillus
villous · chorionic
chorion
intestinal villus
choriocarcinoma
From 絨 (じゅう, 'wool') and 毛 (もう, 'hair'), originally referring to soft hair or woolly texture. The anatomical sense is a modern borrowing from Western medicine.