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wart

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A small, usually hard, tumor on the skin formed by enlargement of its vascular papillae, and thickening of the epidermis which covers them.

An excrescence or protuberance more or less resembling a true wart; specifically (Bot.), a glandular excrescence or hardened protuberance on plants.

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Another remedy involved splitting a bean, drawing blood from the wart and putting it on one of the halves, and burying that half at a crossroads at midnight. Source: Internet

Even for wart removal, such a solution should be applied once or twice a day – more frequent use may lead to an increase in side-effects without an increase in efficacy. Source: Internet

Kahelelani was the first of the Ni ihau ali i. His name is now used to refer to the Ni ihau kahelelani, the puka shell of the wart turbans (Leptothyra verruca), used to make exquisite Ni ihau shell jewelry. Source: Internet

Like the laser, it can cause blistering pain and scarring. citation * Duct tape occlusion therapy involves placing a piece of duct tape over the wart. Source: Internet

British army surgeon Walter Henry said St. Helena was “the ugliest and most dismal rock conceivable of rugged and splintered surface, rising like an enormous black wart from the face of the deep.” Source: Internet

A wart in the moist skin of the genitals or around the anus. Source: Internet

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