WordNet Dictionary- [n] (pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus
- [n] any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals)
Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Wart\, n. [OE. werte, AS. wearte; akin to D. wrat, G.
warze, OHG. warza, Icel. varta, Sw. v[*a]rta, Dan. vorte;
perh. orig., a growth, and akin to E. wort; or cf. L. verruca
wart.]
1. (Med.) A small, usually hard, tumor on the skin formed by
enlargement of its vascular papill[ae], and thickening of
the epidermis which covers them.
2. An excrescence or protuberance more or less resembling a
true wart; specifically (Bot.), a glandular excrescence or
hardened protuberance on plants.
{Fig wart}, {Moist wart} (Med.), a soft, bright red, pointed
or tufted tumor found about the genitals, often massed
into groups of large size. It is a variety of condyloma.
Called also {pointed wart}, {venereal wart}. --L. A.
Duhring.
{Wart cress} (Bot.), the swine's cress. See under {Swine}.
{Wart snake} (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of East
Indian colubrine snakes of the genus {Acrochordus}, having
the body covered with wartlike tubercles or spinose
scales, and lacking cephalic plates and ventral scutes.
{Wart spurge} (Bot.), a kind of wartwort ({Euphorbia
Helioscopia}).
Computing DictionaryA small, crocky feature that sticks out of an otherwise clean design. Something conspicuous for localised ugliness, especially a special-case exception to a general rule. For example, in some versions of "csh(1)", single quotes literalise every character inside them except "!". In ANSI C, the "?" syntax used for obtaining ASCII characters in a foreign environment is a wart. See also miswart.
Medical DictionaryDream DictionaryBiology Dictionary- An epidermal tumor of viral origin.
- A wart is a skin or mucosal growth that is caused by infection with human papillomaviruses. In AIDS, wart-like lesions could be caused by varicella-zoster virus (the same virus for chickenpox). Wart is treated with surgical excision, liquid nitrogen freeze-thaw cycles, salicylic acid, laser, or cauterization. Genital warts are a sexually transmitted disease and require barrier methods to prevent their transmission.