pa·pil·la

(pə-pĭl′ə)

n. pl. pa·pil·lae (-pĭl′ē)

1. A small nipplelike projection, such as a protuberance on the skin, at the root of a hair or feather, or at the base of a developing tooth.

2. One of the small, round or cone-shaped protuberances on the top of the tongue that contain taste buds.

3. A pimple or pustule.

4. Botany A minute projection on the surface of a stigma, petal, or leaf.

[Latin, nipple, diminutive of papula, swelling, pimple.]

pap′il·lar′y (păp′ə-lĕr′ē, pə-pĭl′ə-rē) adj.

pap′il·late′ (păp′ə-lāt′, pə-pĭl′ĭt) adj.

pap·il·lose (păp′ə-lōs′, pə-pĭl′ōs′) adj.

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papilla

(pəˈpɪlə)

n, pl -lae (-liː)

1. (Zoology) the small projection of tissue at the base of a hair, tooth, or feather

2. (Zoology) any other similar protuberance

3. (Botany) any minute blunt hair or process occurring in plants

[C18: from Latin: nipple; related to Latin papula pimple]

paˈpillary, paˈpillar, ˈpapillate, ˈpapillose adj

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pa•pil•la

(pəˈpɪl ə)

n., pl. -pil•lae (-ˈpɪl i)

any small, nipplelike projection, as on the surface of the tongue or at the root of a developing hair.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin: nipple, teat, diminutive of papula pimple. See pap²]

pap•il•lar•y (ˈpæp əˌlɛr i, pəˈpɪl ə ri) adj.

pa·pil·la

(pə-pĭl′ə)

Plural papillae (pə-pĭl′ē)

A small projection from a body surface, especially a taste bud on the tongue.

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papilla

A tiny nipple-shaped projection.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	papilla - (botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process" phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants
	2.	papilla - a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell; "the papillae of the tongue" sense organ, sensory receptor, receptor - an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"
	3.	papilla - a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"

Translations

papila

papilla

pa·pil·la

n. papila, protuberancia esp. en la lengua;

acoustic ___ → ___ acústica;

dermal ___ → ___ dérmica;

duodenal ___ → ___ duodenal;

filiform ___ → ___ filiforme;

lacrimal ___ → ___ lagrimal;

lingual ___ → ___ lingual.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

papilla

n papila

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Among the surgical techniques which are consecrated in the literature to treat the gingival retraction [5, 6], the tunneling technique (TT), with coronary repositioned flap, advocates the integrity of the interdental papilla and the preservation of the tissue at issue, seeking to be less invasive [7].

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Reconstruction of interdental papilla can be achieved by periodontal procedure (true reconstruction) or restorative procedure (pseudo papillary reconstruc- tion).

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The thinning of the ridges, the changes in gingival contour, and the loss of interdental papilla with the appearance of unsightly black spaces are the characteristics observed in these cases.

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The flap design was, a crevicular incisions were made extending from the mesial interdental papilla of the first molar to the mesial interdental papilla of the lateral incisor on the corresponding side.

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