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condyloma acuminatum
1. Condyloma acuminatum, a papilloma with a central core of connective tissue in a treelike structure covered with epithelium, usually occurring on the mucous membrane or skin of the external genitals or in the perianal region.
2. A wart-like growth around the anus, vulva, or glans penis.

There are three major types of condylomas, each of which is sexually transmitted. These include condyloma acuminatum or genital warts, condyloma latum (a form of secondary syphilis), and condyloma subcutaneum or molluscum contagiosum.

The word condyloma comes from the Greek kondylos, meaning a "knuckle" or "a knob". The same Greek root gave rise to the word condyle, referring to a rounded articular surface of a bone; such as, for example, the lateral condyle of the tibia (the rounded bony prominence on the outside of the ankle).

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