PAPILLOMA


Meaning of PAPILLOMA in English

/ ˌpæpɪˈləʊmə; NAmE -ˈloʊ-/ noun

( medical ) a small lump like a wart that grows on the skin and is usually harmless

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from papilla (from Latin , literally nipple , diminutive of papula small protuberance) + - oma .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.