papilla of the nipple
English translation: mammary papilla = nipple
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| 4 +1 | mammary papilla = nipple |
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| 4 | papila mamaria |
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| 4 | papilloma - error in terminology |
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papila mamaria Explanation: Creo que se refiere a la papila mamaria. La papila mamaria es el pezón, por tanto papila del pezón sería algo redundante. Puedes ver su uso en inglés el siguiente link: http://books.google.es/books?id=mTOhk3m06IoC&pg=PA180&dq=pap... Y en español: http://books.google.es/books?id=sTxqj1HncCMC&pg=PA318&dq=pap... |
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peer agreement (net): +1mammary papilla = nipple Explanation: Strictly they are the same thing, as any medical dictionary will tell you. See the definitions on these pages: http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/nipple http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/mammary papi... However, the nipple is strictly the mammary papilla; there are other structures in other parts of the body also called papilla. See here: http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/papilla So although it is true that in context "a palpable tumor of the papilla", omitting "of the nipple", would have been understood to refer to the mammary papilla (nipple), it could in theory have referred to some other papilla; I presume the writer wanted to be absolutely precise and eliminate any possible ambiguity. On the other hand, to have written simply "a palpable tumor of the nipple", omitting "papilla", would have produced a clumsy repetition of "nipple". The words "nipple" and "papilla" are different in register; perhaps the writer was thinking of the former in organic terms, as it were, as a part of the body, and the latter simply as a physical structure. Another factor might conceivably be that the writer wanted to make it quite clear (s)he was referring to the cylindrical protuberance properly called nipple or papilla, not to the surrounding circle called the areola; some people might understand the word "nipple" to mean the whole thing, though in medical terms the nipple is just the cylindrical protuberance. So although it could be seen as a tautology, I don't think it's a mistake. It is a way of making the precise meaning absolutely clear. |
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papilloma - error in terminology Explanation: I think they are referring to a papilloma not a papilla - see here for instance http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/healthlibrary/conditions/brea... What is intraductal papilloma? An intraductal papilloma is a small, wart-like growth that projects into the breast ducts near the nipple. This causes a bloody or sticky discharge. In addition, any slight bump or bruise near the nipple can cause the papilloma to bleed. If the discharge becomes bothersome, the duct can be surgically removed, often without changing the appearance of the breast. While single papillomas most often affect women nearing menopause, multiple intraductal papillomas -- which often occur in both breasts -- are more common in younger women. Multiple intraductal papillomas are more likely to be associated with a lump than with nipple discharge. Any papilloma associated with a lump is surgically removed. and here: Intraductal Papillomas - Breast Cancer - About.com breastcancer.about.com › ... › Risk and Prevention › When It's Not Cancer Feb 9, 2011 – If you have just one intraductal papilloma, and it is near or just beside a nipple, it may feel like a small lump. Solitary intraductal papillomas ... |
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