papilloma
papilloma (pap-i-loh-mă) n. a benign tumour of nonglandular and nonsecretory epithelium producing a nipple-like growth on the surface of skin or mucous membrane. basal-cell p. see (seborrhoeic) keratosis.
—papillomatous adj.
—papillomatous adj.
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