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‖ papilloma Path.|pæpɪˈləʊmə| Pl. -ata. [f. papilla + Gr. ending -ωµα, -ōma = formation; cf. condyloma.] A tumour of the skin or of a mucous membrane, consisting of an overgrown papilla or group of papillæ, usually covered with a layer of thickened epidermis or epithelium; e.g. a wart, corn, condyloma, etc.
1866A. Flint Princ. Med. (1880) 45 A papilloma is composed of papillae, often very large and irregular in shape. 1873T. H. Green Introd. Pathol. (ed. 2) 151 The Papillomata are new formations resembling in structure ordinary papillæ, and like these they grow from cutaneous, mucous, or serous surfaces. Comb.1897Allbutt's Syst. Med. II. 1122 Papilloma-like growths in cysts. Ibid. IV. 837 A papilloma-like mass. Hence ‖ papillomaˈtosis, the formation of a papilloma; papiˈllomatous a., of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a papilloma.
1872Peaslee Ovar. Tumors 20 The benign papillomatous or dendritic form of tumor. 1897Allbutt's Syst. Med. IV. 683 A small papillomatous growth. 1899J. Hutchinson Arch. Surg. X. No. 38. 182 Family proclivity to cancer and to papillomatosis go together. |