papilloma
noun
pap·il·lo·ma
ˌpa-pə-ˈlō-mə 
plural papillomas also papillomata
ˌpa-pə-ˈlō-mə-tə
: a benign tumor (such as a wart) due to overgrowth of epithelial tissue on papillae of vascular connective tissue (as of the skin)
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Abnormal nipple discharge may be the result of conditions like intraductal papilloma or duct ectasia.
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Ashley Abramson, Health, 24 Mar. 2024
Yes, meat from a deer with papillomas is definitely still safe to eat.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 29 Feb. 2024
HeLa allowed researchers to study polio, measles, papilloma virus (HPV), HIV and tuberculosis; it was used to create the first human-mouse cell hybrid, and even sent into space.
—Jill Neimark, Discover Magazine, 2 Oct. 2014
The antigen can then be injected directly, as in the hepatitis B vaccine, or used to build empty shells of viruses that lack genetic material, as in the vaccine against human papilloma virus.
—Bob Holmes, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2020
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Ashley Abramson, Health, 24 Mar. 2024
Yes, meat from a deer with papillomas is definitely still safe to eat.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 29 Feb. 2024
HeLa allowed researchers to study polio, measles, papilloma virus (HPV), HIV and tuberculosis; it was used to create the first human-mouse cell hybrid, and even sent into space.
—Jill Neimark, Discover Magazine, 2 Oct. 2014
The antigen can then be injected directly, as in the hepatitis B vaccine, or used to build empty shells of viruses that lack genetic material, as in the vaccine against human papilloma virus.
—Bob Holmes, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2020
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papilloma
noun
pap·il·lo·ma
ˌpap-ə-ˈlō-mə
plural papillomas also papillomata
-mət-ə
: 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) see papillomavirus
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