Papilloma
noun
A type of non-cancerous tumor that grows from the surface of the skin or the lining of organs.
The doctor discovered a tiny papilloma on the patient's vocal cords during the examination.
Often appears as...
- squamous cell papilloma
- flat papilloma
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noun
A type of non-cancerous tumor that grows from the surface of the skin or the lining of organs.
The doctor discovered a tiny papilloma on the patient's vocal cords during the examination.
Often appears as...
- squamous cell papilloma
- flat papilloma
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Non-Cancerous Nature
Understand that 'papilloma' refers to benign tumors, not malignant cancers.
Luckily, the biopsy confirmed that the growth was a papilloma, not cancer.
Pro Tip 2/3Medical Context
Use 'papilloma' mainly in medical or scientific discussions about health conditions.
The vet explained that the wart on the dog's leg was actually a papilloma.
Pro Tip 3/3Specific Locations
Remember, 'papilloma' can form on skin or organ linings, specifics might be important.
A papilloma on the cervix can be detected during a regular medical check-up.
Pro Tip 1/3Non-Cancerous Nature
Understand that 'papilloma' refers to benign tumors, not malignant cancers.
Luckily, the biopsy confirmed that the growth was a papilloma, not cancer.
Pro Tip 2/3Medical Context
Use 'papilloma' mainly in medical or scientific discussions about health conditions.
The vet explained that the wart on the dog's leg was actually a papilloma.
Pro Tip 3/3Specific Locations
Remember, 'papilloma' can form on skin or organ linings, specifics might be important.
A papilloma on the cervix can be detected during a regular medical check-up.
Pro Tip 1/3Non-Cancerous Nature
Understand that 'papilloma' refers to benign tumors, not malignant cancers.
Luckily, the biopsy confirmed that the growth was a papilloma, not cancer.
Pro Tip 2/3Medical Context
Use 'papilloma' mainly in medical or scientific discussions about health conditions.
The vet explained that the wart on the dog's leg was actually a papilloma.
Pro Tip 3/3Specific Locations
Remember, 'papilloma' can form on skin or organ linings, specifics might be important.
A papilloma on the cervix can be detected during a regular medical check-up.
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Joe DeRisi: Hunting the...
it would be virtually impossible. But we can get virtual patterns, and compare them to our observed result -- which is a very complex mixture -- and come up with some sort of score of how likely it is this is a rhinovirus or something. And this is what this looks like. If, for example, you used a cell culture that's chronically infected with papilloma,
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What's left to explore?...
than the genetic information on all other forms of life combined and obviously there's been tremendous practical applications associated with this world things like the eradication of smallpox the advent of a vaccine against cervical cancer which we now know is mostly caused by human papilloma virus and
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Joe DeRisi: Hunting the...
it would be virtually impossible. But we can get virtual patterns, and compare them to our observed result -- which is a very complex mixture -- and come up with some sort of score of how likely it is this is a rhinovirus or something. And this is what this looks like. If, for example, you used a cell culture that's chronically infected with papilloma,
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What's left to explore?...
than the genetic information on all other forms of life combined and obviously there's been tremendous practical applications associated with this world things like the eradication of smallpox the advent of a vaccine against cervical cancer which we now know is mostly caused by human papilloma virus and
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Harald zur Hausen
German Scientist
Maybe I should mention it: I was not from the beginning mainly interested in papilloma virus; I was mainly interested in infectious agents in human cancer. So papilloma viruses came up as the most likely candidate from my viewpoint.
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Harald zur Hausen
German Scientist
Maybe I should mention it: I was not from the beginning mainly interested in papilloma virus; I was mainly interested in infectious agents in human cancer. So papilloma viruses came up as the most likely candidate from my viewpoint.
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