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neu·ro·thele (noor″o-theґle) [neuro- + Gr. thele nipple] a sensory papilla located in the papillary layer of the dermis; called also nerve papilla and nervous papilla.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
neurothele
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papilla — Any small, nipplelike process. SYN: teat (3). [L. a nipple, dim. of papula, a pimple] acoustic p. SYN: spiral organ. basilar p. the auditory sense organ of birds, amphibians, and reptiles; homologous to the … Medical dictionary
nerve papilla — nervous papilla neurothele … Medical dictionary
