Definition of Papillary

1. Adjective. Of or relating to or resembling papilla.

Exact synonyms: Papillose
Derivative terms: Papilla, Papilla
Partainyms: Papilla, Papilla

Definition of Papillary

1. a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a papilla or papillæ; bearing, or covered with, papillæ; papillose.

Definition of Papillary

1. Adjective. having the properties or appearance of a papilla (nipple) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Papillary

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Papillary

1. Pertaining to or resembling papilla or nipple. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Papillary

papilla nervi optici
papilla of Vater
papilla of breast
papilla parotidea
papilla pili
papilla renalis
papilla vallata
papillae
papillae conicae
papillae dermis
papillae filiformes
papillae foliatae
papillae fungiformes
papillae of corium
papillar
papillary (current term)
papillary adenocarcinoma
papillary adenoma of large intestine
papillary carcinoma
papillary cystadenoma lymphomatosum
papillary cystic adenoma
papillary ducts
papillary foramina of kidney
papillary layer
papillary muscle
papillary muscle dysfunction
papillary muscle syndrome
papillary muscles
papillary necrosis

Literary usage of Papillary

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 (1867)
"The papillary layer is situated upon the free surface of the corium ; it consists of numerous small, highly sensitive, and vascular eminences, the papillas, ..."

2. An American Text-book of Physiology by William Henry Howell (1900)
"papillary Muscles and their Uses.—In the left ventricle the tendinous cords arise in two groups, like bouquets, from two teat-like muscular projections ..."

3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1907)
"Fuchs believes that the main indication for vaporization is climacteric hemorrhage. Relation of Papilloma of the Ovaries to papillary Cysts. ..."

4. A System of medicine v. 2, 1868 by John Russell Reynolds (1877)
"F, anterior • i;'ill»rY muscle ; c, superior papillary muscle ; II », inferior papillary muscles ; • tab-segment occupying the angle ..."

5. General Pathology: Or, The Science of the Causes, Nature and Course of the by Ernst Ziegler (1899)
"A papillary epithelioma is a new growth which is composed of a framework of ... o, Corium : h, enlarged papillary body: c, laminated horny epithelium. ..."

6. General Pathology: Or the Science of the Causes, Nature and Course of the by Ernst Ziegler (1903)
"If the connective-tissue framework of the papillary outgrowths is developed lo a greater extent than the epithelium, the tumor may be classed with the ..."

7. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"The deep layers are three in number; they arise in the papillary muscles of one ventricle and, curving in an S-shaped manner, turn in at the longitudinal ..."

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