Papillary dermis
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| Papillary dermis | |
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| Term | Papillary dermis |
| Short definition | Pap/HPV Contest - (pronounced) procedure in which a human papillomavirus (HPV) test and a Pap test are done at the same time to check for cervical cancer. The HPV test looks for DNA or RNA of certain high-risk HPV types in cell samples taken from the cervix. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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papillary dermis - (pronounced) (PA-pih-LAYR-ee DER-mis) The thin top layer of the dermis (the inner layer of the skin). The papillary dermis has connective tissue and blood vessels that nourish the epidermis (the outer layer of the skin) and help regulate the skin's temperature
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