| 释义 |
pa·pil·la
\pəˈpilə\ noun
(plural papil·lae \-iˌlē, -ˌlī\)
Etymology: Latin
1. obsolete : the nipple of the breast
2. [New Latin, from Latin, nipple] : a small projecting body part similar to a nipple in form:
a. : a vascular process of connective tissue extending into and nourishing the root of a hair, feather, or developing tooth
b. : one of the vascular protuberances of the dermal layer of the skin extending into the epidermal layer and often containing tactile corpuscles
c. : the apex of a Malpighian pyramid of the kidney
d. : one of the small protuberances on the upper surface of the tongue — see circumvallate papilla, filiform papilla, fungiform papilla |