Papilloma

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Papilloma \Pap`il*lo"ma\, n.; pl. {Papillomata}. [NL. See
     {Papilla}, and {-Oma}.] (Med.)
     A tumor formed by hypertrophy of the papill[ae] of the skin
     or mucous membrane, as a corn or a wart. --Quain.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  papilloma
       n : a benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass [syn: {villoma},
            {papillary tumor}, {papillary tumour}]
       [also: {papillomata} (pl)]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  61 Moby Thesaurus words for "papilloma":
     bilge, blain, bleb, blister, blob, boss, bow, bubble, bulb, bulge,
     bulla, bump, bunch, burl, button, cahot, chine, clump, condyle,
     convex, dowel, ear, flange, flap, gall, gnarl, handle, hill, hump,
     hunch, jog, joggle, knob, knot, knur, knurl, lip, loop, lump, mole,
     mountain, nevus, nub, nubbin, nubble, peg, rib, ridge, ring,
     shoulder, spine, stud, style, tab, tubercle, tubercule, verruca,
     vesicle, wale, wart, welt