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Etymology
Origin of papillary
1660–70; < Latin papill ( a ) nipple + -ary
Example Sentences
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Tests revealed that Clough had anaplastic thyroid cancer, a far more aggressive form than papillary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2024
The early indication was that she had papillary thyroid cancer.
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
The papillary layer is outermost and extends into the epidermis to supply it with vessels.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
These patches are especially common in the papillary muscles of the mitral valve—a fact which explains the occasional presence of systolic murmurs in typhoid fever.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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