Definition of "warts" []

• Plural form of wart. (noun)

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• "When zur Hausen asserted that human papilloma virus – which was known to induce skin warts – caused this cancer, not many people believed him."
• "I think "warts" is a grimly humorous way of brushing aside a long history of systematic incursions on other nation’s sovereignities."
• "However, lips are not hyperkeratotic skin, as found in warts. 8 When salicylic acid is applied to the lips, it can erode through the outer stratum corneum to damage living skin layers beneath—this creates a vicious cycle."