Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

papilloma

/pˌæpɪlˈoʊmə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables: pa-pil-lo-ma
IPA: /pˌæpɪlˈoʊmə/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An epithelial tumour, usually benign, with the appearance of a papilla

Etymology

Etymology tree English papilla Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma)der. English -oma English papilloma From papilla + -oma.

Inflected Forms

papillomas (plural) papillomata (plural)

Derived Forms

fibropapilloma papillomagenesis papillomatosis papillomavirus

Phrases

hirsutoid papillomas human papilloma virus papilloma virus Shope papilloma virus

Synonyms

villoma papillary tumor papillary tumour

Rhymes With

oklahoma coma lymphoma aroma melanoma carcinoma sonoma glaucoma loma moma paloma mesothelioma

Questions

How do you pronounce papilloma?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˌæpɪlˈoʊmə/.
What does papilloma mean?: An epithelial tumour, usually benign, with the appearance of a papilla
Where does papilloma come from?: Etymology tree English papilla Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma)der. English -oma English papilloma From papilla + -oma.

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