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Papillary vs Exophytic - What's the difference?

papillary | exophytic |

As adjectives the difference between papillary and exophytic

is that papillary is having the properties or appearance of a papilla (nipple) while exophytic is (pathology) in pathology, pertaining to growth of a tumor outward.

papillary

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • having the properties or appearance of a papilla (nipple)

    • Synonyms

    *papillar

    exophytic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (pathology) In pathology, pertaining to growth of a tumor outward.
  • The proliferating on the exterior or surface epithelium of an organ or other structure in which the growth originated.

    • See also

    * endophytic