retrocuspid papilla

[ rĕt′rō-kŭs′pĭd ]

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A small tag of tissue on the mandibular gums, lingual to the cuspid teeth, usually bilateral and is considered a normal anatomic structure.

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Each Wolffian duct ends blindly in front, and the two unite behind to open by a common papilla into the cloaca.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour
Papillif′erous, papillate: bearing one or more fleshy excrescences; Papill′iform, like a papilla in form.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
In case of failure to destroy an individual papilla, should a second attempt be made at the same sitting?
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A short time after the appearance of the vacuoles the entire conidium extends itself so that the papilla disappears.
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A highly vascular dermal papilla projects into the base of the hair.
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