laryngeal papillomatosis

laryngeal papillomatosis definition - medical

laryngeal papillomatosis

noun
A condition characterized by multiple squamous cell papillomas of the larynx, seen most commonly in young children, usually due to infection by the human papilloma virus transmitted at birth from the maternal genital warts.

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