papillomata

Variant of papilloma

noun pl. papillomata or papillomas

  1. a benign tumor, as a polyp or wart, of the skin or mucous membrane, consisting of a group of thickened, enlarged papillae
  2. such a tumor caused by a virus

Origin: ModL: see papilla & -oma

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