See Also: papillae conicae(medicine)
Anal papillae(health)
papillae of corium(medicine)
papillae fungiformes(medicine)
papillae foliatae(medicine)
papillae filiformes(medicine)
papillae dermis(medicine)
lenticular papillae(medicine)
foliate papillae(medicine)
filiform papillae(medicine)

monody (iou) and papillae conicae (medicine)


monody (iou)



monody noun. E17.
[Late Latin monodia from Greek monodia, from monodos singing alone, from MONO- + ode ODE: see -Y3.]
In Greek drama, an ode sung by a single voice, esp. by one of the actors in a tragedy (as distinct from the chorus); a mournful song or dirge. E17.
A poem in which a mourner bewails a person's death. M17.
Monotonous sound; monotony. M19.
Music. = MONOPHONY 1; spec. a 17th-cent. style of Writing for a solo voice or instrument accompanied by a figured bass. Also, a composition in this style. L19.

papillae conicae (medicine)


papillae conicae -->
conical papillae


Numerous projections on the dorsum of the tongue, scattered among the filiform papillae and similar to them, but shorter.

Synonym: papillae conicae, conic papillae.

Papillae corii

An alternate term for dermal papillae.