genital wart

noun

: a wart on the skin or adjoining mucous membrane on or near the genital organs or the anus and caused by any of several human papillomaviruses

Examples of genital wart in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Vaccines have come a long way and several can prevent STIs, including HPV (a cause of genital warts and cervical cancer), mpox, and hepatitis A and B. —Keren Landman, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018

Vaccination also protects against genital warts as well as throat and penile cancer, said Lonna Gordon, a doctor of adolescent medicine at Nemours Children's Hospital in Orlando, Florida. —Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024

Warts that appear on the skin may respond to home treatments, but certain types of warts, such as genital warts and warts that appear on the mucous membranes, should be assessed by a healthcare professional. —Lacey Muinos, Verywell Health, 3 May 2024

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said among teenage girls, HPV infections that cause most HPV cancers and genital warts have dropped 88%. —Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

genital wart

noun

: a wart on the skin or adjoining mucous membrane usually on or near the genital organs or the anus and caused by the human papillomavirus

The "magic bullet" on the horizon is a vaccination for human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted virus which not only causes genital warts but is the leading cause of cervical cancer.

—Mary Jane Horton, Ms.

called also condyloma, condyloma acuminatum, venereal wart