verruca

Japanese: verruca
verruca

A wart is a small, benign tumor of the skin that is generally hemispherical and has a hard, rough surface. It can be caused by a virus or by aging. It is medically known as a wart.
[Viral warts]
Warts caused by viruses are caused by infection with the human papillomavirus, which belongs to the Papovaviridae family, and are clinically classified into the following four types:

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "verruca" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…一般に小型の良性皮膚腫瘍で,半球状に盛り上がり,表面が硬くざらざらとしているものをさし,ウイルスの感染によって起こるものや,皮膚の老人性変化によるものなどが含まれる。医学的には疣贅(ゆうぜい)verrucaと呼ばれる。
[ウイルス性のいぼ]
 ウイルスによっておこるいぼは,パポーバウイルス科に属するヒト乳頭腫ウイルスの感染によるものであるが,臨床的には以下の4種類に分類される。…

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