papilloma
Americannoun
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papillomata,
plural
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papillomas
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of papilloma
From New Latin, dating back to 1865–70; see origin at papilla, -oma
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The virus has some significant structural differences from known oncogenic viruses such as human papilloma virus, which is linked to cervical cancer, and hepatitis B and C, which are associated with liver cancer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
Sales for the Gardasil vaccine, which protects against cancer-causing human papilloma virus infections, jumped 50%, Merck said Thursday.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2022
Aubrea Valencia, 29, a hair stylist, listened carefully as Ms. Bautista explained the reasons for the human papilloma virus and meningitis vaccines.
From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2021
The human papilloma virus vaccine was tested in 30,000 people.
From Washington Post ● May 2, 2020
Tumours.—The commonest form of simple tumour met with in the larynx is the papilloma.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
In some cases, mothers with genital warts can pass the virus during childbirth, resulting in the development of papillomas in the child’s respiratory tract, particularly the larynx.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 22, 2019
Although papillomas are primarily innocent, they may become the starting-point of cancer, especially in persons past middle life and if the papilloma has been subjected to irritation and has ulcerated.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
When fibromas develop from the lining or covering tissues they frequently form papillary growths, more or less thickly covered with epithelium, and are then called papillomas, or warts.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
If a chronic endocarditis has followed an acute condition, some slight permanent papillomas or warty growths may he left from the healed granulating or ulcerated surfaces.
From Disturbances of the Heart by Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas) Osborne
Large, flat papillomas or warts may be single or multiple; they are of slow growth, and as they may also become the starting-point of epithelioma, they should be removed.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
Fifty-six of these were done for cancer, and the remainder for sarcomata, papillomata, etc.
From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Joseph Bell
The papillomata are so soft that they give no sensation of traction to the forceps.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson
In my experience, however, I have never seen a cure of papillomata which could be attributed to the radiation.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson
Multiple papillomata involve no danger to life other than that of easily obviated asphyxia, and it is moreover a benign self-limited disease that repullulates on the surface.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson
Many of the papillomata are taken off by the holes in the bronchoscope.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson
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