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WART
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("wart" is a kind of...):
blemish; defect; mar (a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body))
keratosis (a skin condition marked by an overgrowth of layers of horny skin)
Domain category:
pathology (the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wart"):
common wart (a benign growth (often with a rough surface))
condyloma acuminatum; genital wart; venereal wart; verruca acuminata (a small benign wart on or around the genitals and anus)
juvenile wart (a small benign growth on the faces of hands of children)
plantar wart (a wart occurring on the sole of the foot)
Derivation:
warty ((of skin) covered with warts or projections that resemble warts)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("wart" is a kind of...):
bulge; bump; excrescence; extrusion; gibbosity; gibbousness; hump; jut; prominence; protrusion; protuberance; swelling (something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings)
Domain category:
animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An imperfection in someone or something that is suggestive of a wart (especially in smallness or unattractiveness)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("wart" is a kind of...):
imperfection; imperfectness (the state or an instance of being imperfect)
Context examples:
A genus of viruses (family Papovaviridae) containing DNA, having virions about 55 nm in diameter, and including the papilloma and warts viruses of man and other animals, some of which are associated with inductions of carcinoma.
(Papillomavirus, NCI Thesaurus)
Also called genital wart.
(Condyloma, NCI Dictionary)
Here are a few common problems: • Bunions - hard, painful bumps on the big toe joint • Corns and calluses - thickened skin from friction or pressure • Plantar warts - warts on the soles of your feet • Fallen arches - also called flat feet
(Foot Injuries and Disorders, NIH)
Your health care provider can treat or remove the warts.
(HPV, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
The warts might disappear on their own.
(Genital Warts, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
Connective tissue proliferation is an important component of the warts.
(Bovine Papillomavirus, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Although some people develop genital warts from HPV infection, others have no symptoms.
(HPV, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
Also called: Condylomata Acuminata, Condylomata acuminate, Venereal warts
(Genital Warts, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
Low-risk HPV can cause genital warts.
(HPV, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
Your health care provider usually diagnoses genital warts by seeing them.
(Genital Warts, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
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