Definition of Condyloma acuminatum

1. Noun. A small benign wart on or around the genitals and anus.

Exact synonyms: Genital Wart, Venereal Wart, Verruca Acuminata
Generic synonyms: Verruca, Wart

Medical Definition of Condyloma acuminatum

1. A projecting warty growth on the external genitals or the anus caused by infection with the human papillornavirus (HPV). It is usually a benign or non-cancerous growth. Condyloma acurninaturn is also referred to as genital warts or verruca acuminata. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Condyloma Acuminatum

condylar hinge position
condylar joint
condylar process
condylarthrosis
condyle
condyle cord
condyle of humerus
condyle path
condylectomy
condyles
condylion
condyloid
condyloid process
condyloma latum
condylomas
condylomata
condylomatous
condylotomy
condylus
condylus humeri
condylus lateralis femoris
condylus lateralis tibiae
condylus medialis
condylus medialis femoris
condylus medialis tibiae

Literary usage of Condyloma acuminatum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Principles and Practice of Dermatology: Designed for Students and by William Allen Pusey (1911)
"]n the case which I treated the lesions rapidly disappeared when they were kept clean and dressed with boric-acid wet dressings. condyloma acuminatum l ..."

2. Diseases of the Anus, Rectum, and Sigmoid, for the Use of Students and by Samuel Thomas Earle (1911)
"condyloma acuminatum. Soft Papilloma.—These, growing from mucous membranes, in general afford the most satisfactory examples of the form of tumor which ..."

3. Diseases of the Skin: A Textbook for Students and Practitioners by J. M. H. MacLeod (1921)
"condyloma acuminatum ; Venereal warts ; Filiform warts. Though most common about the genitalia and in the gluteal fold, acuminate warts may be found also on ..."

4. Practical Handbook of the Pathology of the Skin: An Introduction to the by John MacLeod Hendrie MacLeod (1903)
"Example : condyloma acuminatum.—Although very frequently a hypertrophy of the ... The condyloma acuminatum (venereal wart) is an instance of primary ..."

5. Atlas and epitome of general pathologic histology by Hermann Dürck, Ludvig Hektoen (1904)
"2.—From a Papillary Epithelioma of the Labium Plate 68. -Fig. 1.—Papillary Epithelioma from the Bladder (Villous Papilloma). Majus (condyloma acuminatum). ..."

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