Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Like a papilla; papilliform; of or pertaining to papillæ.
- In entomology, rounded at the tip, and often somewhat constricted near the base: applied to thick processes.
- Provided with papillæ; papillate; consisting of papillæ; papillose: as, the papillary layer of the skin; the papillary surface of the tongue.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a papilla or papillæ; bearing, or covered with, papillæ; papillose.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective having the properties or appearance of a
papilla (nipple)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to or resembling papilla
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Examples
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After having removed Mrs. Kirchner's thyroid gland Wednesday to eliminate a cancer called papillary carcinoma, her doctors revealed on Saturday that she didn't have the disease after all.
Argentina's Strange Season Matt Moffett 2012
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McDonald's lab group is now conducting a larger trial with 500 patients to test for other types of ovarian cancer, beyond the so-called papillary serous ovarian carcinoma, which was tested in this trial.
Livescience.com 2010
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New findings shows that a non-clear cell form of kidney cancer known as papillary RCC, which accounts for 12 percent of all RCC, responds differently to sunitinib - a standard frontline treatment for RCC.
Medindia Health News 2010
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McDonald's lab group is now conducting a larger trial with 500 patients to test for other types of ovarian cancer, beyond the so-called papillary serous ovarian carcinoma, which was tested in this trial.
Livescience.com 2010
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The doctor had me come in to explain it was a benign papillary lesion.
Loren Ridinger: What Your Mammogram Won't Tell You Loren Ridinger 2012
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The problem is when they removed my lump, they thought it was a papillary lesion so they didn't remove the recommended margin.
Loren Ridinger: What Your Mammogram Won't Tell You Loren Ridinger 2012
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The problem is when they removed my lump, they thought it was a papillary lesion so they didn't remove the recommended margin.
Loren Ridinger: What Your Mammogram Won't Tell You Loren Ridinger 2012
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The problem is when they removed my lump, they thought it was a papillary lesion so they didn't remove the recommended margin.
Loren Ridinger: What Your Mammogram Won't Tell You Loren Ridinger 2012
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The doctor had me come in to explain it was a benign papillary lesion.
Loren Ridinger: What Your Mammogram Won't Tell You Loren Ridinger 2012
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The doctor had me come in to explain it was a benign papillary lesion.
Loren Ridinger: What Your Mammogram Won't Tell You Loren Ridinger 2012
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