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papillae
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What does papillae mean?
noun
- plural of papilla
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By the inflation of its body, the papillae, with which the skin is covered, become erect and pointed.
In the third, it bristled with tiny spots similar to the papillae on a cat's tongue.
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The papillae, or small projections on the back of the tongue, are elongated and widened, and their mucous covering evidently reddened.
As the name indicates, its surface is covered by vascular papillae that resemble the ply on velvet.
In ainhum there is, first, simple hypertrophy, then active hyperplasia The papillae degenerate when deprived of blood supply, and become horny.