Papilloma
noun
noun ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An epithelial tumour, usually benign, with the appearance of a papilla
- 2 a benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass wordnet
Example
More examples"Kenyan authorities have begun a mass vaccination of girls against the human papilloma virus, HPV, which causes cervical cancer."
Etymology
From papilla + -oma.