See Also: lingual papilla(medicine)
dorsal lingual branches of lingual artery(medicine)
Papilla(health)
Papilla(medicine)
papilla(dictionary)
papilla of Vater(medicine)
papilla mammae(medicine)
papilla lingualis(medicine)
papilla lacrimalis(medicine)
papilla dentis(medicine)

doonga (iou) and lingual papilla (medicine)


doonga (iou)



doonga noun. Also dunga. E20.

In the Indian subcontinent, a flat-bottomed dugout with a square sail.

lingual papilla (medicine)


lingual papilla


One of numerous variously shaped projections of the mucous membrane of the dorsum of the tongue.

Synonym: papilla lingualis.

The lingual portion of the gingiva filling the interproximal space between adjacent teeth; in molar and premolar areas, there may be separate lingual and buccal interdental papillae.

See: interdental papilla.