Synonyms & related words for microvillus

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of microvillus. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to microvillus

Explore words related to microvillus — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include microvillous, microvilli, microvillar, cytoskeletal, spectrin, actomyosin, microtubule, actin. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does microvillus come from?

The word microvillus breaks down into 3 roots of Greek and Latin origin: micro-, from Greek mikros (“small”); vill, from Latin villus (“shaggy hair, tuft”); and -us, from Latin us (“nominative noun ending”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.