papilloma
Americannoun
plural
papillomata, papillomasnoun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of papilloma
From New Latin, dating back to 1865–70; see origin at papilla, -oma
Example Sentences
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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
The human papilloma virus vaccine was tested in 30,000 people.
From Washington Post • May 2, 2020
Those in one group were spotted with warts, caused by the papilloma virus, while the rabbits in the group that had been given the vaccine did not have a single blemish.
From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2017
"The human papilloma virus directly causes 7,084 cancers in the UK each year", she said.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2017
The innocent forms are the papilloma and the adenoma; the malignant, the carcinoma or cancer.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
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