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genital wart

noun Pathology. Usually genital warts.

one of a cluster of warts occurring in the genital and anal areas and spread mainly by sexual contact, sometimes affecting the cervix in women and associated with an increased risk of cervical cancer.

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Nearby words

genital organ, genital phase, genital ridge, genital stage, genital tract, genital wart, genitalia, genitality, genitals, genitive, genito-
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Medicine definitions for genital wart

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.condyloma acuminatum fig wart moist wart pointed wart venereal wart verruca acuminata
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