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papilloma [‚pap·ə′lō·mə] (medicine) A growth pattern of epithelial tumors in which the proliferating epithelial cells grow outward from a surface, accompanied by vascularized cores of connective tissue, to form a branching structure. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Inverting papillomas of the nose and sinuses resemble benign polyps. When researchers applied avicins to the mice 15 minutes before each exposure to the carcinogens, the mice were one-third as likely to develop papillomas as untreated mice were. A multiplicity of these skin papillomas can occur within the same animal over time. |
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