ˌpapəˈlōmə noun
( plural papillo·mas -məz ; or papilloma·ta -məd.ə, -mətə)
Etymology: New Latin, from papill- + -oma
1. : a benign tumor (as a wart or condyloma) resulting from an overgrowth of epithelial tissue on papillae of vascularized connective tissue of skin and other organs that forms projections or ridges
2. : an epithelial tumor caused by a virus — see papillomatosis