| moist wart | An obsolete term for condyloma acuminatum. Mosaic wart, plantar growth of numerous closely aggregated wart's forming a mosaic appearance, frequently caused by human papilloma virus type 2. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| wart | <dermatology, virology> Benign tumour of basal cell of skin, the result of the infection of a single cell with wart virus (Papilloma virus). Virus is undetectable in basal layer, but proliferates in keratinising cells of outer layers. (18 Nov 1997) |
| wart hog | <zoology> Either one of two species of large, savage African wild hogs of the genus Phacochoerus. These animals have a pair of large, rough, fleshy tubercles behind the tusks and second pair behind the eyes. The tusks are large and strong, and both pairs curve upward. The body is scantily covered with bristles, but there is long dorsal mane. The South African species (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) is the best known. Called also vlacke vark. The second species (P. Aeliani) is native of the coasts of the Red Sea. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| wart, venereal | The same as a genital wart. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pitch wart | A precancerous keratotic epidermal tumour, common among workers in pitch and coal tar derivatives. See: pitch-worker's cancer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| common wart | A keratotic papilloma of the epidermis which occurs most frequently in young persons as a result of localised infection by human papilloma virus, usually types 2 and 4; the lesions are of variable duration, eventually undergoing spontaneous regression, and are both exophytic and endophytic, with hyperkeratosis, parakeratosis, hypergranulosis, koilocytosis, and papillomatosis. Synonym: common wart, infectious warts, verruca simplex, viral wart. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plane wart | A smooth, flat, flesh-coloured wart of small size, occurring in groups, seen especially on the face of the young; often associated with common warts of the hands, due to human papilloma virus, commonly, types 3 and 10. Synonym: flat wart, plane wart, verruca plana juvenilis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plantar wart | A wart on the sole, often painful; usually caused by human papilloma virus type 1. Synonym: verruca plantaris. Pointed wart, obsolete term for condyloma acuminatum. Postmortem wart, a tuberculous warty growth (tuberculosis cutis verrucosa) on the hand of one who performs postmortem examinations. Synonym: anatomical tubercle, anatomical wart, dissection tubercle, necrogenic wart, postmortem tubercle, prosector's tubercle, prosector's wart, verruca necrogenica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prosector's wart | postmortem wart |
| senile wart | <dermatology> A skin lesion that is abnormally sensitive to the effects of ultraviolet light (sunlight). Thought to be a precancerous skin lesion that is more common in the fair-skinned or elderly individual. Approximately 20% of these skin lesions will develop into squamous cell carcinoma. Prevention includes the use of sun screen agents and the avoidance of drugs (for example tetracyclines) known to cause photosensitivity reactions. Usually a discreet slightly raised, red or pink lesion located on a sun exposed surface. Texture may appear as rough, gritty or scaly. Growths may be biopsied to look for cancer or removed via cryotherapy or electrical cautery. Some topical agents may be used to promote peeling. (27 Sep 1997) |
| soft wart | A polypoid outgrowth of both epidermis and dermal fibrovascular tissue, common terminology for any small benign cutaneous lesion. Synonym: acrochordon, fibroepithelial polyp, fibroma molle, senile fibroma, soft wart. (05 Mar 2000) |
| soot wart | The precancerous lesion of chimney sweep's cancer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| necrogenic wart | postmortem wart |
| digitate wart | A wart in which the papillae project like fingers; they occur in groups, often on the scalp. Synonym: digitate wart. (05 Mar 2000) |
| telangiectatic wart | A discrete, pink to red telangiectasia having a tendency to undergo secondary epithelial changes, including acanthosis and hyperkeratosis. An underlying vascular abnormality is present in many cases. The term angiokeratoma is applied to a number of quite distinct conditions which share a common clinical presentation with asymptomatic hyperkeratotic vascular skin lesions and a histological combination of superficial dermal vascular ectasia. (12 Dec 1998) |