Definition of condyloma in English:
condyloma
nounPlural condylomas, Plural condylomata ˌkɒndɪˈləʊməˌkɑndəˈloʊmə
Medicine A raised growth on the skin resembling a wart, typically in the genital region, caused by viral infection or syphilis and transmissible by contact.
Example sentencesExamples
- Genital warts, also known as condylomata acuminata or venereal warts, are one of the most common types of sexually transmitted diseases.
- The finding of genital warts or condylomata acuminata in a child older than two years who gives no history of sexual contact is listed in my revised classification scale as indicating ‘possible’ abuse.
- Look for herpetic lesions, condylomas, and lacerations.
- They cause localized hyperproliferations manifested most commonly as skin warts or as mucosal condylomata.
- Gray or white wart-like patches of skin called condylomata lata can appear on the moist areas around the anus and vagina.
Derivatives
adjective
Medicine Children born to condylomatous mothers are at risk for developing juvenile-onset recurrent respiratory papillomatosis.
Example sentencesExamples
- She had a history of condylomatous atypia on Papanicolaou test, which was confirmed by cervical biopsy.
- By the end of two weeks all the condylomatous growth had disappeared.
- Extensive condylomatous or in situ lesions are amenable to treatment with wide local excision or laser therapy.
- In the 1980s, the pathological changes such as koilocytic or condylomatous atypia associated with human papillomavirus infection were increasingly recognized.
Origin
Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek kondulōma 'callous lump', from kondulos 'knuckle'.
Definition of condyloma in US English:
condyloma
nounˌkändəˈlōməˌkɑndəˈloʊmə
Medicine A raised growth on the skin resembling a wart, typically in the genital region, caused by viral infection or syphilis and transmissible by contact.
Example sentencesExamples
- Gray or white wart-like patches of skin called condylomata lata can appear on the moist areas around the anus and vagina.
- Look for herpetic lesions, condylomas, and lacerations.
- Genital warts, also known as condylomata acuminata or venereal warts, are one of the most common types of sexually transmitted diseases.
- The finding of genital warts or condylomata acuminata in a child older than two years who gives no history of sexual contact is listed in my revised classification scale as indicating ‘possible’ abuse.
- They cause localized hyperproliferations manifested most commonly as skin warts or as mucosal condylomata.
Origin
Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek kondulōma ‘callous lump’, from kondulos ‘knuckle’.