Disease or Syndrome
condyloma acuminatum
[ uh-kyoo-muh-ney-tuhm ]
Subclass of:
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral;
Warts
Also called:
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection; Genital Warts; Venereal Warts
Definitions related to condylomata acuminata:
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(condyloma) A raised growth on the surface of the genitals caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. The HPV in genital warts is very contagious and can be spread by skin-to-skin contact, usually during oral, anal, or genital sex with an infected partner.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(condyloma) A sexually transmitted papillary growth caused by the human papillomavirus. It usually arises in the skin and mucous membranes of the perianal region and external genitalia.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(genital warts) Genital warts are a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). The warts usually appear as a small bump or group of bumps in the genital area. They are flesh-colored and can be flat or look bumpy like cauliflower. Some genital warts are so small you cannot see them. In women, the warts usually occur in or around the vagina, on the cervix, or around the anus. In men, genital warts are less common. They may have warts on the tip of the penis, around the anus, or on the scrotum, thigh, or groin. You can get genital warts during oral, vaginal, or anal sex with an infected partner. Correct usage of latex condoms greatly reduces, but does not completely eliminate, the risk of catching or spreading HPV. The most reliable way to avoid infection is to not have anal, vaginal, or oral sex. HPV vaccines may help prevent some of the HPV infections that cause genital warts. Your health care provider usually diagnoses genital warts by seeing them. The warts might disappear on their own. If not, your health care provider can treat or remove them. HPV stays in your body even after treatment, so warts can come back. Dept. of Health and Human Services Office on Women's HealthMedlinePlusU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(genital warts) Warts affecting the skin in the genital area (peniile shaft, scrotum, vagina, or labia majora). Warts can be small, beginning as a pinhead-size swelling that may become larger and take on a pdenuculated appearance. Warts can spread and coalesce into large masses in the genital or anal area. Their color is variable but tends to be skin colored or darker, and they may occasionally bleed. Warts may cause itching, redness, or discomfort. An outbreak of genital warts may also cause psychological distress.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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(condyloma acuminatum) A wart of the perianal region or genitalia that is caused by sexual transmission of the human papillomavirus.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(condyloma acuminatum) Small, pointed papilloma of viral origin, usually occurring on the skin or mucous surface of the external genitalia or perianal region.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Sexually transmitted form of anogenital warty growth caused by the human papillomaviruses.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Condyloma acuminatum refers to an epidermal manifestation attributed to the epidermotropic human papillomavirus (HPV), as in the images below. More than 100 types of double-stranded HPV papovavirus have been isolated to date.WebMD, 2019
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Genital warts are one of the most common types of sexually transmitted infections. Nearly all sexually active people will become infected with at least one type of human papillomavirus (HPV), the virus that causes genital warts, at some point during their lives.Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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Genital warts are the most prevalent form of viral genital mucosal lesions and are caused by infection with several types of HPV. The infection manifests as verrucous fleshy papules that may coalesce into plaques. Lesion size ranges from a few millimeters to several centimeters. The warts may be located anywhere in the anogenital or...Athenahealth, Inc., 2019
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