genital wart

wart (wort) verruca; a hyperplastic epidermal lesion with a horny surface, caused by a human papillomavirus; also loosely applied to any of various wartlike, epidermal proliferations of nonviral origin.wart´y

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anatomical wart  tuberculosis verrucosa cutis.

flat wart  a small, smooth, usually skin-colored or light brown, slightly raised wart sometimes occurring in great numbers; seen most often in children.

genital wart  condyloma acuminatum.

juvenile wart  flat w.

moist wart  condyloma latum.

mosaic wart  an irregularly shaped lesion on the sole, with a granular surface, formed by an aggregation of contiguous plantar warts.

necrogenic wart  tuberculosis verrucosa cutis.

Peruvian wart  verruga peruana.

pitch warts  precancerous, keratotic, epidermal tumors occurring in those working with pitch and coal tar derivatives.

plantar wart  a viral epidermal tumor on the sole of the foot.

pointed wart  condyloma acuminatum.

postmortem wart , prosector's wart tuberculosis verrucosa cutis.

soot wart  a sign of chimney-sweeps' cancer, which occurs beneath the wart.

venereal wart  condyloma acuminatum.

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genital wart

n.

A pointed papilloma usually on the skin or mucous membranes of the anus and external genitalia, and caused by a virus transmitted through sexual contact. Also called condyloma acuminatum, fig wart, moist wart, pointed wart, venereal wart, verruca acuminata.

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genital wart

Etymology: L, genitalis + AS, wearte

a small, soft, moist pink or red swelling of the genitals that becomes pedunculated and may be painless, caused by a sexually transmitted disease, human papillomavirus (HPV), which accounts for over 50% of all cases of sexually transmitted disease. The growth may be solitary, or a cauliflower-like group may be present in the same area of the genitalia. Atypical genital warts should be biopsied and examined as possible carcinomas because they are associated with cervical cancer. No therapy has been shown to eradicate HPV. One third of lesions disappear without treatment. Treatment may include podofilox, resin, or trichloracetic acid or cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen, laser, or surgical removal. A vaccine (Gardasil) for young females to help prevent HPV infections that may lead to cervical cancer protects against four types of HPV. Also called condyloma, condyloma acuminatum, venereal wart, verruca acuminata.

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genital wart (condyloma acuminatum),

n a soft, wartlike growth found on the warm, moist skin and mucous membranes of the genitalia, caused by a virus and transmitted by sexual contact. Also called
acuminate wart.

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genital wart

An asymptomatic verrucous tumor induced by HPV, found primarily on the orogenital mucosa, which can be transmitted to an infant during childbirth; GWs are the most common STD in the US Effects GWs, depending on HPV type, ↑ risk of cervical CA. See Cervical cancer, Condyloma acuminatum, HPV, Pap smear.