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pitch wart

pitch wart

a precancerous keratotic epidermal tumor, common among workers in pitch and coal tar derivatives. See: pitch-worker's cancer.
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pitch wart

(pich wōrt)
A precancerous keratotic epidermal tumor, common among people working with pitch and coal tar derivatives.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
References in periodicals archive
The men get pitch warts on the skin and the smoke brings on coughing.
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