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Where does “pap-” come from?

pap- (Proto-Indo-European): pock mark, nipple

Definitions

  1. pock mark, nipple

Words derived from “pap-”

  • papillary
  • papilla
  • papillomavirus
  • papilloma
  • papillomatosis
  • papillitis
  • peripapillary
  • micropapillary
  • pseudopapillary
  • papillotomy
  • papula
  • papillate
  • myxopapillary
  • papilliform
  • juxtapapillary
  • papillar
  • parapapillary
  • subpapillary
  • fibropapillomatosis
  • nonpapillary
  • interpapillary
  • fibropapilloma
  • intrapapillary
  • circumpapillary