papilloma (redirected from inverted papilloma)

pap·il·lo·ma  (pp-lm)

n. pl. pap·il·lo·mas or pap·il·lo·ma·ta (-m-t)

A small benign epithelial tumor, such as a wart, consisting of an overgrowth of cells on a core of smooth connective tissue.

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papil·loma·tous adj.

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papilloma [ˌpæpɪˈləʊmə]

n pl -mata [-mətə], -mas

(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol a benign tumour derived from epithelial tissue and forming a rounded or lobulated mass

[from papilla + -oma]

papillomatous  adj

papillomatosis  n

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Noun

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papilloma - a benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass papillary tumor, papillary tumour, villoma benign tumor, benign tumour, nonmalignant neoplasm, nonmalignant tumor, nonmalignant tumour - a tumor that is not cancerous