papilloma

papilloma
noun (plural -mas; also papillomata) 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) • papillomatous adjective

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  • Papilloma — Pap il*lo ma, n.; pl. {Papillomata}. [NL. See {Papilla}, and { Oma}.] (Med.) A tumor formed by hypertrophy of the papill[ae] of the skin or mucous membrane, as a corn or a wart. Quain. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • papilloma — papilloma. См. папиллома. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Papillōma — Papillōma, s. Papillargeschwulst …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • papilloma — 1866, from PAPILLA (Cf. papilla) + OMA (Cf. oma) …   Etymology dictionary

  • papilloma — ► NOUN (pl. papillomas or papillomata) Medicine ▪ a small wart like growth, usually benign …   English terms dictionary

  • papilloma — [pap΄ə lō′mə] n. pl. papillomata [pap΄i lō′mə tə] or papillomas [ModL: see PAPILLA & OMA] 1. a benign tumor, as a polyp or wart, of the skin or mucous membrane, consisting of a group of thickened, enlarged papillae 2. such a tumor caused by a… …   English World dictionary

  • Papilloma — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = 8050/0 OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D010212 Papilloma refers to a benign epithelial tumor growing exophytically (outwardly projecting)… …   Wikipedia

  • Papilloma — Humane Papillomviren HPV im Elektronenmikroskop. Systematik Reich: Viren Baltimore K. dsDNA Viren I …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • papilloma — Benign tumour of epithelium. Warts (caused by papilloma virus) are the most familiar example, and each is a clone derived from a single infected cell …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • Papilloma, cutaneous — A small tag of skin that may have a stalk (a peduncle). Cutaneous papillomas may appear on the skin almost anywhere although the favorite locales are the eyelids, neck, armpits (axillae), upper chest, and groin. Invariably benign, this tiny tumor …   Medical dictionary

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