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Papillae or Papilla means a small nipplelike projection, such as a protuberance on the skin, at the root of a hair or feather, or at the base of a developing tooth. It is one of the small, round or cone-shaped protuberances on the top of the tongue that contain taste buds.
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What is the medical term meaning the tiny bumps on your tongue?
Those are called 'papillae'. Just one is called a 'papilla'.
Are papillae the same as taste buds?
Papillae are ridges found on your tongue. Taste buds are found within papillae your tongue. There are several types of papillae but it seems you only need to know the difference between the two.
What does it mean to pronounce a medical term?
To pronounce a medical term is to say that term out loud.
The taste buds are found on projections called?
lingual papillae
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Medical term Soma mean the cell body.
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What is the medical term meaning safe?
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What does the medical term Na mean?
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What is the medical term meaning pertaining to the vain?
The medical term mean pertaining to the vein is venous.
What does the medical term lumbago mean?
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What does the medical abbreviation FLDR mean?
no medical term with fldr abbreviation
What does the medical term intravesical mean?
in the bladder
