Warty
Warty
Warty (/ˈwɔːrti/), from the Old English wearte, meaning a small, hard, benign growth on the skin, often caused by a virus.
Definition
A warty growth is a small, rough growth resembling a cauliflower or a solid blister. It typically occurs on human's hands or feet but often in other locations. Warts are caused by a viral infection, specifically by one of the many types of human papillomavirus (HPV). There are as many as 10 varieties of warts, the most common considered to be mostly harmless.
Etymology
The term warty is derived from the Old English wearte, akin to Old High German warza and originally to the Greek verruca, all meaning a wart on the skin.
Types of Warts
There are several types of warts, including:
- Common wart (Verruca vulgaris), a raised wart with roughened surface, most common on hands, but can grow anywhere on the body.
- Flat wart (Verruca plana), a small, smooth flattened wart, flesh-coloured, which can occur in large numbers; most common on the face, neck, hands, wrists and knees.
- Filiform or digitate wart, a thread- or finger-like wart, most common on the face, especially near the eyelids and lips.
- Plantar wart (verruca, Verruca pedis), a hard sometimes painful lump, often with multiple black specks in the center; usually only found on pressure points on the soles of the feet.
- Mosaic wart, a group of tightly clustered plantar-type warts, commonly on the hands or soles of the feet.
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External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Warty
- Wikipedia's article - Warty
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