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noun
A wart, especially one that grows on the foot, caused by a human papilloma virus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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noun
A rounded projection or wart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, mycology, natural-sciences
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noun
A sexine element similar to a wart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
(pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: wart
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Broader terms: blemish, defect, mar, keratosis
Narrower terms: common wart, genital wart, venereal wart, condyloma acuminatum, verruca acuminata, juvenile wart, plantar wart
History
Borrowed from Latin verrūca. Doublet of wart.
