papilloma
pronunciation
How to pronounce papilloma in British English:
UK [ˌpæpɪˈləʊmə]
How to pronounce papilloma in American English:
US [ˌpæpɪˈloʊmə]
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- Noun:
- a benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass
Word Origin
- papilloma (n.)
- 1866, a modern Latin hybrid from papilla + -oma.
Example
- 1. False-colour image of papilloma viruses .
- 2. A experimental human papilloma virus ( hpv ) vaccine may be capable of killing cervical cancer cells , according to an early clinical study of the vaccine published in the 10 october issue of the journalscience translational medicine .
- 3. In late-maturing varieties , and 60 days after seeding recovery , melon and medium-sized rod-like , skin pale green , papilloma and rare succulent crisp , clear smell good .
- 4. A very simple and cheap form of screening has begun to be introduced and now there is the possibility of a vaccination programme against the sexually transmitted human papilloma virus ( hpv ) that causes most cervical cancers .
- 5. He and his colleagues report online in nature that in mouse papilloma tumors , a precursor to skin cancer , most of the tumor growth came from a few cells , which in some ways resembled the stem cells that maintain healthy skin .