Wart

Broader Terms

skin neoplasm, virus related neoplasm /cancer

Narrower Terms

condyloma acuminatum

Facts

Wart represents a noncancerous skin growth caused by a virus.
Wart is caused by the human papilloma virus.
Infection by the virus is possible anywhere on the body and common especially on the palm of the hand.
When the wart is young, the surface is rounded; as it gets rubbed it is cleft into projecting points.
Contrary to well-established belief, the underside of a wart is smooth and round, and the entire wart is confined to the epidermis -- the outermost layer of the skin.
If the wart is touched or scratched the virus can spread to another area of skin.

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