PAPILLOMA


Meaning of PAPILLOMA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpa-pə-ˈlō-mə ]

noun

( plural -mas also pap·il·lo·ma·ta -mə-tə)

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1866

: a benign tumor (as a wart) due to overgrowth of epithelial tissue on papillae of vascular connective tissue (as of the skin)

• pap·il·lo·ma·tous -ˈlō-mə-təs adjective

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