senile wart
senile wart · senile warts
Seborrheic keratosisSeborrheic keratosis.
Meaning
1 sensesSeborrheic keratosis.
Origin
From the fact that the condition is more common with old age and the wart-like appearanceFrom the fact that the condition is more common with old age and the wart-like appearance of the growths. In spite of its name, the senile wart is not, in fact, a wart at all, but merely a growth that somewhat resembles a wart.
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Forms
plural: senile warts| Singular | senile wart |
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See also
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