brush border

brush bor·der

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Definitions of brush border words

noun brush border a layer of tightly packed minute finger-like protuberances on cells that line absorptive surfaces, such as those of the intestine and kidney 3
noun brush border a dense array of microvilli projecting from the surface of certain epithelial tissues, as the lining of the intestinal tract. 1
noun brush border The microvilli-covered surface of simple cuboidal epithelium and simple columnar epithelium cells found in certain parts of the body. 0

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05

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