/ 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 .
/ 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. 2005