Term Name:	intestinal villus
Synonyms:	enteric villi, enteric villous, enteric villus, intestinal villi, intestinal villus layer, small intestine villus, villi intestinales, villus, villus intestinalis (intestinum tenue)
Definition:	the tiny hair-like projections that protrude from the inside of the small intestine that contain blood vessels that capture digested nutrients that are absorbed through the intestinal wall; the villi increase the absorptive surface area of the small intestine by approximately 30-fold
Ontology:	Cell Ontology [UBERON:0001213]