1707 J. Drake II. iii. 600 Innumerable Holes appear, thro' which the Apices of the Papillary Body underneath it are exerted.
1771 J. Reeves (ed. 3) 40 Above these the papillæ are placed, which some make a distinct tegument, and call it the papillary body.
1846 R. Dunglison (ed. 6) 550/2 Papillary body, Corpus papillare.