| papilloma |
1. A benign tumor (as a wart or condyloma) resulting from an overgrowth of epithelial tissue on papillae of vascularized connective tissue (as of the skin). 2. An epithelial tumor caused by a virus. See Condyloma; Epithelium.
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| papilla |
A nipple-like projection or structure.
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| papilledema |
Swelling around the optic nerve, usually due to pressure on the nerve by a tumor.
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| papillary |
having the apex semiglobular; somewhat like a nipple; this term ought to be distinguished from verrucose.
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| papilla |
One of the small bumps on the upper surface of the tongue. (papilla, singular; papillae, plural)
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