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papilloma
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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.

papil·loma·tous adj.

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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Noun1.papilloma - a benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass


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