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 (tissue surrounding the anus) region. Although the lesions are usually few, they may aggregate to form large, cauliflower-like masses. Caused by the human papilloma virus (see HPV), condyloma is infectious and autoinoculable (ie, capable of being transmitted by inoculation from one part of the body to another). Also called genital warts, venereal warts, or verruca acuminata.
Venereal warts caused by a virus that affects the skin on the outside of the body and the mucous membranes of sexually contacted body cavaties (i.e., the vagina, rectum, or oral cavity).