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Etymology
Origin of papillary
1660–70; < Latin papill ( a ) nipple + -ary
Example Sentences
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The early indication was that she had papillary thyroid cancer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2024
Tests revealed that Clough had anaplastic thyroid cancer, a far more aggressive form than papillary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2024
Diagnosed in 2013 with serous papillary uterine cancer, a rare and aggressive variety, I went through the full “cut poison burn” treatment of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation.
From Washington Post ● May 13, 2022
Figure 19.11 shows papillary muscles and chordae tendineae attached to the tricuspid valve.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
These were probably due to irregularity in the action of the papillary muscles as a consequence of the fatigue.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
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