Definition of wart Wart
/wɔˈɹt/ - [wort] - wart
We found 11 definitions of wart from 6 different sources.
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What does wart mean?
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NounPlural: warts |
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| wart - (pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus | ||
| verruca | ||
| blemish, mar, defect a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish" | ||
| keratosis a skin condition marked by an overgrowth of layers of horny skin | ||
| pathology the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases | ||
| 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 | ||
| wart - any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals) | ||
| bulge, hump, gibbousness, gibbosity, extrusion, excrescence, jut, protrusion, protuberance, bump, prominence, swelling something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns" | ||
| wart - an imperfection in someone or something that is suggestive of a wart (especially in smallness or unattractiveness) | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- wart (n.)
A small, usually hard, tumor on the skin formed by enlargement of its vascular papillae, and thickening of the epidermis which covers them. - wart (n.)
An excrescence or protuberance more or less resembling a true wart; specifically (Bot.), a glandular excrescence or hardened protuberance on plants.
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wart
A small, rough tumor, typically on hands and feet, that can resemble a cauliflower or a solid blister.
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Warts are growths on the skin. They are caused by a virus in the HPV family. They can be on the hands, feet, genital areas, or inside the mouth. Medication can be bought at a pharmacy to remove them but usually they will go away on their own. Warts are usually not dangerous to a person's health but they can be passed to other people.
Getting rid of warts.
The most common means of wart removal are available at pharmacies: These over the counter drugs are eiither special pads that contain salicylic acid, or as a solution that contains it. Getting rid of a wart that way involves cleaning the area around the wart, and treating it with the salicylic acid. This will slowly kill wart tissue. Dead tissue can then be scraped off. Getting rid of a wart that way can take up to 12 weeks.
Some prescription drugs are available. They usally contain salicylic acid in higher concentrations. Chloroacetic acid or Silver nitrate are sometimes used.
Special surgery can be done to remove warts. Sometimes this can be very painful. It cannot be done with all warts.
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🔤- wart, noun, singular of warts.
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