- hair papilla
- a projection of the dermis that is surrounded by the base of the hair bulb. It contains the capillaries that supply blood to the growing hair.
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hair papilla — a projection of the dermis that is surrounded by the base of the hair bulb. It contains the capillaries that supply blood to the growing hair. * * * p. pili … Medical dictionary
papilla pili — hair papilla: a type of fibrovascular dermal papilla of mesodermal cells that invaginates into the hair bulb … Medical dictionary
hair — 1. One of the fine, keratinized filamentous epidermal growths arising from the skin of the body of mammals except the palms, soles, and flexor surfaces of the joints; the full length and texture of h. varies markedly in different body sites. SYN … Medical dictionary
papilla — [pə pil′ə] n. pl. papillae [pə pil′ē] [L, dim. of papula, pimple: see PAPULE] 1. a) any small nipplelike projection or process of connective tissue, as the small elevations at the root of a developing tooth, hair, feather, etc. or the many and… … English World dictionary
Сосочек Волосяной (Hair Papilla) — выступ дермы, окруженный волосяной луковицей. Он содержит сеть капилляров, снабжающих кровью растущий волос. Источник: Медицинский словарь … Медицинские термины
Hair follicle — A hair follicle is part of the skin that grows hair by packing old cells together. Attached to the follicle is a sebaceous gland, a tiny sebum producing gland found everywhere except on the palms, lips and soles of the feet. The thicker density… … Wikipedia
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
Papilla — The term papilla (plural: papillae) generally means a nipple like structure, and may refer to: Mammary papilla, or nipple Amphibian papilla and basal papilla, part of the inner ear of the frog. Interdental papilla, part of the gingiva between… … Wikipedia
Hair follicle — A sac from which a hair grows and into which the sebaceous (oil) glands open. The follicle is lined by cells derived from the epidermal (outside) layer of skin. The human hair follicle is a dynamic structure that generates hair through a complex… … Medical dictionary
hair follicle — noun a small tubular cavity containing the root of a hair; small muscles and sebaceous glands are associated with them • Hypernyms: ↑follicle • Part Meronyms: ↑sebaceous gland, ↑sebaceous follicle, ↑glandulae sebaceae * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
