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microvilli

mi·cro·vil·li (mi″kro-vilґi) [pl. of L. microvillus a tuft of hair] minute cylindrical processes on the free surface of a cell, organized around a core of cross-linked actin filaments anchored to the terminal web, which increase the surface size of the cell; found especially in cells of the proximal convolution of the renal tubules and of the intestinal epithelium; see also brush border, under border.

Microvilli forming the brush border of the proximal tubule pars convoluta from a normal human kidney.

Medical dictionary. 2011.