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condyloma

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condyloma /con·dy·lo·ma/ (kon″dĭ-lo´mah) pl. condylo´mata   an elevated lesion of the skin.condylo´matous
condyloma acumina´tum  pl. condylo´mata acumina´ta   a papilloma with a central core connective tissue in a treelike structure covered with epithelium, of viral (human papillomavirus) origin, and usually occurring on the mucous membrane or skin of the external genitals or in the perianal region.
flat condyloma  condyloma latum.
giant condyloma  Buschke-Löwenstein tumor.
condyloma la´tum  a broad, flat syphilitic condyloma on the folds of moist skin, especially about the genitals and anus.

con·dy·lo·ma (kndl-m)
n. pl. con·dy·lo·mas or con·dy·lo·ma·ta (-m-t)
A wartlike growth on the skin or mucous membrane, usually in the area of the anus or external genitalia.

condy·loma·tous (-m-ts) adj.

condyloma
[kon′dilō′mə] pl. condylomas, condylomata
Etymology: Gk, kondyloma, a knob

condyloma
an elevated wartlike lesion of the skin.

condyloma acuminatum
a small, pointed papilloma of viral origin.
canine condyloma
see canine transmissible venereal tumor.


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