papilloma
noun
a benign tumor of the skin or mucous membrane consisting of hypertrophied epithelial tissue, as a wart.
papillomas
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pluralof papilloma.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
In the papillomas of the skin—commonly known as warts—the covering consists of epidermis; in those growing from mucous surfaces it consists of the epithelium covering the mucous membrane.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
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
