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Another word for wart

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Noun
      1. A harmless cyst, especially on the scalp or face, containing the fatty secretion of a sebaceous gland.
      1. An abnormal growth of tissue resulting from uncontrolled, progressive multiplication of cells and serving no physiological function; a neoplasm.
      2. A swollen part; a swelling:
      1. A protruding part; an outward curve or swelling.
      2. A bilge.
      3. A sudden, usually temporary increase in number or quantity:
      1. The process of growing.
      2. Full development; maturity.
      3. Development from a lower or simpler to a higher or more complex form; evolution.
      1. A small mark that makes the appearance of something less attractive.
      2. An imperfection that mars or impairs; a flaw.
      3. To cause to have a small mark or marks that diminish attractiveness:
      1. The act of projecting or the condition of being projected.
      2. A thing or part that extends outward beyond a prevailing line or surface:
      3. A plan for an anticipated course of action:
      1. A skin lesion, commonly a nevus, that is typically raised and discolored.
      1. A mark on a surface differing sharply in color from its surroundings.
      2. A blemish, mark, or pimple on the skin.
      3. A stain or blot.
      1. Something, such as a bulge, knob, or swelling, that protrudes.
      2. The condition of being protuberant.
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  • test of wart In this small state the liberal movement of 1848 had been followed by reaction, and the elector ventured to replace Hassenpflug, the unpopular minister who had been driven from power.

  • Schaffle, a professor at the university of of Hohen- Vienna, chiefly known for his writings on political wart' economy.

  • Another removal process is electrocautery (electric burning), destroying the wart by burning it with an electric needle.

  • Adolescents often come into contact with a wart virus in a locker room, swimming pool area, or by walking barefooted on dirty surfaces.

  • The blood vessels feeding them are the black dots that are visible on the wart.

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