dictionary help| villous atrophy | medical dictionary |
Abnormality of the small intestinal mucosa with crypt hyperplasia, resulting in flattening of the mucosa and the appearance of atrophy of villi; clinically seen in malabsorption syndromes such as sprue.
(05 Mar 2000)
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