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Definition of Papillae
1. papilla [n] - See also: papilla
Lexicographical Neighbors of Papillae
Literary usage of Papillae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy: Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray, Thomas Pickering Pick (1897)
"They are very minute, more or less conical or filiform in shape, and arranged in
lines corresponding in direction with the two rows of the papillae cir- ..."
2. Histology of Medicinal Plants by William Mansfield (1916)
"FORMS OF HAIRS papillae papillae are epidermal cells which are extended outward in
... papillae occur on the following parts of the plant: flower- petals, ..."
3. A Text Book of Physiology by Michael Foster (1891)
"The dermis, thrown up into numerous conspicuous papillae, contains a considerable
... In the tongue, the papillae, which are for the most part compound, ..."
4. A Treatise on human physiology by John Call Dalton (1875)
"papillae, which are the most numerous, and which cover most uniformly the upper
... Secondly, the fungiform papillae. These are thicker and larger than the ..."
5. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1849)
"The filiform appendages entangle and delay the smaller particles of the food,
and the cavities of the papillae receive the nutritious juices, and retain it ..."
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