
Wart
Medical Condition
Used to describe a specific type of benign skin growth typically caused by HPV.

She visited the dermatologist to remove a wart from her elbow.
Non-contagious
While caused by a virus, most common warts are not easily spread through casual skin contact.

Don't worry, shaking hands with someone who has a common wart usually won't pass it to you.
Variety of Warts
There are different kinds of warts such as 'plantar' on feet, which may have specific contexts.

A plantar wart can be painful to walk on, as it's located on the sole of the foot.
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