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Meaning of "papilla" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PAPILLA

From Latin: nipple; related to Latin papula pimple.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PAPILLA

papilla  [pəˈpɪlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PAPILLA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Papilla is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PAPILLA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Papilla

The term papilla generally means a nipple-like structure, and may refer to: ▪ Mammary papilla, or nipple ▪ Amphibian papilla and basal papilla, part of the inner ear of the frog. ▪ Interdental papilla, part of the gingiva between teeth ▪ Dental papilla, cells involved in a developing tooth ▪ Renal papilla, in the kidney ▪ Lacrimal papilla, on the eyelid ▪ Major duodenal papilla, the opening of the pancreatic duct and common bile duct into the duodenum ▪ Minor duodenal papilla, the opening of the accessory pancreatic duct into the duodenum ▪ Dermal papillae, at the base of every hair follicle ▪ Papillary thyroid cancer, a type of disease ▪ Papilloma, a benign epithelial tumor ▪ Papillary muscle, a muscle in the heart ▪ Cuticular papilla, a raised thickening in plant cuticle, not large enough to be considered a trichome or hair...

Definition of papilla in the English dictionary

The first definition of papilla in the dictionary is the small projection of tissue at the base of a hair, tooth, or feather. Other definition of papilla is any other similar protuberance. Papilla is also any minute blunt hair or process occurring in plants.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PAPILLA


ala
ˈeɪlə
Anguilla
æŋˈɡwɪlə
caterpillar
ˈkætəˌpɪlə
killer
ˈkɪlə
Manila
məˈnɪlə
miller
ˈmɪlə
papillar
pəˈpɪlə
pila
ˈpɪlə
pillar
ˈpɪlə
pupilar
ˈpjuːpɪlə
pupillar
ˈpjuːpɪlə
retailer
ˈriːteɪlə
similar
ˈsɪmɪlə
spiller
ˈspɪlə
Taylor
ˈteɪlə
thriller
ˈθrɪlə
trailer
ˈtreɪlə
Tyler
ˈtaɪlə
Venezuela
ˌvɛnɪˈzweɪlə
villa
ˈvɪlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PAPILLA

papilio
papilionaceous
papillae
papillar
papillary
papillate
papilliferous
papilliform
papillitis
papilloma
papillomata
papillomatosis
papillomatous
papillomavirus
papillon
papillose
papillote
papillous
papillulate
papillule

WORDS THAT END LIKE PAPILLA

barilla
Barranquilla
Castilla
chinchilla
flotilla
gorilla
guerilla
guerrilla
manilla
mantilla
manzanilla
Melilla
quesadilla
seguidilla
Sevilla
sopaipilla
sopapilla
tortilla
vanilla
zilla

Synonyms and antonyms of papilla in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «papilla» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PAPILLA

Find out the translation of papilla to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of papilla from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «papilla» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

乳头
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

papila
570 millions of speakers

English

papilla
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

papilla
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حليمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сосочек
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

papila
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্তনের বোটার ন্যায় ক্ষুদ্র উদগম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

papille
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Papilla
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Papille
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

乳頭
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유두
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Papilla
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhú
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பற்காம்புக்குள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॅपिल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kabarcık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

papilla
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

brodawki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сосочок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

papila
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θηλή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

papil
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

papilla
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

papilla
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of papilla

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PAPILLA»

The term «papilla» is regularly used and occupies the 72.618 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PAPILLA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «papilla» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «papilla» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about papilla

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PAPILLA»

Discover the use of papilla in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to papilla and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Gastrointestinal Radiology: A Pattern Approach
Disease Entities Normal variant Papillary edema Impacted common duct stone Pancreatitis Acute duodenal ulcer Periampullary neoplasms Carcinoma Adenomatous polyp Papillitis Lesions simulating enlarged papilla Benign spindle cell ...
Ronald L. Eisenberg, 2003
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Biology of Amphibians
388 abut the chambers of the papilla amphibiorum and papilla basilaris of the sacculus of the endolymphatic system. The endolymphatic system consists of the receptor organs of the inner ear. The basic structure of the endolymphatic system  ...
William E. Duellman, 1994
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Textbook of Complete Dentures
The incisive papilla is a small tubercle located on the palatal side between the two central incisors. It overlies the incisive foramen, through which the incisive nerve and blood vessels exit. Because of the sensitivity of this structure, care must be ...
Arthur O. Rahn, John R. Ivanhoe, Kevin D. Plummer, 2009
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Gastroenterological Endoscopy
Serious gallstone pancreatitis is probably not possible, as gallstone obstruction at the major papilla will only block the small ventral duct, and major papilla sphincterotomy can be carried out more aggressively, because again only a small ...
Meinhard Classen, Guido N. J. Tytgat, 2011
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Gastrointestinal Disease: An Endoscopic Approach
Tumors of the duodenal papilla may occur at any age, but are most prevalent in the elderly. The prevalence of papillary adenomas in autopsy series is 0.04 to 0.12%.71'72 One review of over a million surgical pathology specimens turned up ...
Anthony J. DiMarino, Stanley B. Benjamin, 2002
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Gallbladder, Bile Ducts, Pancreas
Lateral longitudinal bundles originating from the longitudinal outer layer of the duodenum coil toward the papilla and form a loop around the bile duct; this is called the longitudinal muscle. The sphincter of the hepatopan- creatic ampulla is a ...
Werner Lierse, Hans Wilhelm Schreiber, Felicien M. Steichen, 1992
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Cunningham's textbook of anatomy
papilla is composed of a conical projection of the corium, covered with microscopic papillae Like those of the skin, and covered by a thick long cap of stratified squamous epithelium. In many of them the cap of epithelium is broken up into ...
Daniel John Cunningham, 1818
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The Ecology and Behavior of Amphibians
Recent work has shown that the amphibian papilla also is sensitive to vibrations at frequencies overlapping and slightly above the sensitivity of the saccule (M. Jørgen- sen and Christensen-Dalsgaard 1991; Yu, Lewis, and Feld 1991; ...
Kentwood D. Wells, 2010
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Color Atlas of Oral Diseases
Palatine papilla cyst is a variety of the nasopalatine cyst that arises from epithelial rests in the incisive foramen. Clinically, it appears as a soft swelling of the palatine papilla, covered with normal mucosa (Fig. 261). Often, it may become ...
George Laskaris, 2003
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Human Microscopic Anatomy: An Atlas for Students of Medicine ...
In addition, the pyramid has been sectioned longitudinally and transversely to show the papillary ducts (PD), which converge toward the tip of the renal pyramid , the renal papilla (RP). For technical reasons, the renal pyramid has been drawn  ...
Radivoj V. Krstic, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PAPILLA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term papilla is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rebuild Hair Program Reviews Reveal Jared Gates Hair Loss …
Jared explains that the papilla is the part of the hair follicle responsible for growing new hair, and when the old hair fall off, unable to replace it ... «PR Carbon, Jul 15»
2
Acceptance of mixed scientific and clinical activities in a sub …
Indeed how the papilla looks like could be very informative on the pathogenic mechanisms involved in that specific stone patient. It could work ... «UroToday, Jul 15»
3
Hair Loss Protocol: Latest Studies Lead To Alopecia Breakthrough …
He added that, “DHT clogs the part of the hair follicle that is responsible for hair growth (papilla), and because of that when old hair falls out, ... «PR Carbon, Jul 15»
4
In Search Of A Hair Loss Cure: How Close Are We, Really?
"Our next step is to transplant human dermal papilla cells derived from human pluripotent stem cells back into human subjects," said Terskikh. «Medical Daily, Jul 15»
5
Nipple-Advocates Hack Sexist Internet Breast Censorship
... way, and Hebron's suggestion that frustrated nipple-advocates simply swap female papilla for male ones is now a full-fledged viral sensation. «GOOD Magazine, Jul 15»
6
Off the Record: Pass the bland
Each papilla has hundreds of taste buds — 2,000 to 5,000 — on the back and front of the tongue as well as others on the roof, sides and back ... «Petoskey News-Review, Jul 15»
7
Waxing the Right Way
The hair grows from the dermal papilla attached to the hair bulb, which is fed by blood vessels below the skin surface. From the hair bulb, the ... «SkinInc.com, Jun 15»
8
'Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty'
Minter filmed them from beneath the glass on which the food was heaped; lips and tongues — so hugely magnified we can see every papilla ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
9
Patients hate flippers and so should you
Figure 5: A flipper replacing a maxillary cuspid. Note the pink acrylic flange that contributes to the illusion of a distal papilla and buccal tissue ... «Dental Economics, Jun 15»
10
Smile please: biomaterials for dental application
Another interesting research article by Kim et al. detected mycoplasma contamination in the stem cells from apical papilla, which were isolated ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jun 15»

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