Papilla Health Dictionary

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Papilla: From 3 Different Sources

Any small, nipple-shaped projection from a tissue’s surface, such as the mammary papilla (the breast nipple).
Health Source: BMA Medical Dictionary
Author: The British Medical Association
A small projection, such as those with which the corium of the skin is covered, and which project into the epidermis and make its union with the corium more intimate; or those covering the tongue and projecting from its surface.
Health Source: Medical Dictionary
Author: Health Dictionary
n. (pl. papillae) any small nipple-shaped protuberance. Several different kinds of papillae occur on the *tongue, in association with the taste buds. The optic papilla is an alternative name for the *optic disc.
Health Source: Oxford | Concise Colour Medical Dictionary
Author: Jonathan Law, Elizabeth Martin

Caudal Papillae

A group of sensory organs at the posterior end of some male nematodes (excluding “phasmids” which are situated on the lateral aspects of the tip of the tail); the number and arrangement of caudal papillae are used for identification of nematodes such as in Ascarididae and Thelaziidae.... caudal papillae

Cephalic Papillae

A group of sensory organs around the mouth opening (excluding amphids which are situated on the lateral aspects of the mouth); the number and arrangement of the cephalic papillae are significant for the classification of nematodes.... cephalic papillae

Papillae

Small raised bumps or nipples on a tissue surface. Lingual papillae are taste buds.... papillae

Hair Papilla

a projection of the dermis that is surrounded by the base of the hair bulb. It contains the capillaries that supply blood to the growing *hair.... hair papilla

Papillary

adj. nipple-like. Papillary epithelial neoplasms are composed of slender fronds of epithelial cells supported by fine fibrovascular cores. See papilloma.... papillary

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