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papillule

papillule noun: a very small papilla.

Noun

papillule (plural papillules)

  1. A very small papilla.

Forms of papillule

pluralpapillules

Origin of papillule

From papilla + -ule.

Words formed from papillule

Questions about papillule

What does papillule mean?
Papillule means a very small papilla.
What part of speech is papillule?
Papillule is a noun.
What is the plural of papillule?
The plural of papillule is papillules.

Words near papillule in the dictionary

  1. papillotomies
  2. papillotomy
  3. papillotubular
  4. papillous
  5. papillulate
  6. papillule
  7. papillules
  8. papillæ
  9. papillœdema
  10. papilomatosis
  11. papilomavirus

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