Synonyms & related words for villous

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of villous. 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 villous

Explore words related to villous — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include villosity, microvillous, villus, villi, microvilli, microvillus, villiform, papillate. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does villous come from?

The word villous breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: vill, from Latin villus (“shaggy hair, tuft”); and -ous, from Latin osus (“full of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.