yóu
疣
wart; verruca; skin growth caused by papillomavirus
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wart; verruca; a benign growth on the skin caused by human papillomavirus (HPV)
technicalAlso known as 疣 or 赘疣. Flat warts (扁平疣) are small and numerous; common warts (寻常疣, colloquially 瘊子) are larger, rougher, and fewer. Typically painless and found on face, scalp, or hands.
Tā他
shǒu手
bèi背
shàng上
zhǎng长
le了
yī一
gè个
yóu肬
，
yī医
shēng生
shuō说
shì是
xún寻
cháng常
yóu疣
。
He had a wart growing on the back of his hand, which the doctor identified as a common wart.
Biǎn扁
píng平
yóu疣
tōng通
cháng常
chū出
xiàn现
zài在
miàn面
bù部
，
chéng呈
zhēn针
tóu头
zhì至
lǜ绿
dòu豆
dà大
xiǎo小
。
Flat warts usually appear on the face and are the size of a pinhead to a mung bean.
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Mín民
jiān间
sú俗
chēng称
de的
hóu瘊
zi子
qí其
shí实
jiù就
shì是
xún寻
cháng常
yóu肬
。
What is colloquially called a 'houzi' is actually just a common wart.