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venereal wart

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vene′real wart′

a soft, warty nodule of viral origin that occurs on the mucosal surfaces of the genitalia or around the anus.

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venereal wart - a small benign wart on or around the genitals and anus

condyloma acuminatum, genital wart, verruca acuminata

verruca, wart - (pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus

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The condyloma acuminatum (venereal wart) is a benign epithelial proliferation that occurs most frequently on the mucous membranes of the perianal and genital areas of men and women.

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Out of total 178 STI patients, the commonest STI was balanoposthitis (n=65, 36.5%) followed by genital scabies (n=31, 17.4%), genital herpes (n=19, 10.7%,), venereal warts (n= 15, 8.4%), nongonococcal urethritis (n= 14, 7.9%) and chancroid (n=12, 6.7%).

Changing trend in sexually transmitted infections among males in a tertiary care centre from Eastern India

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