warts

noun

plural of wart
as in tumors

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  1. tumors
  2. growths
  3. swellings
  4. nodules
  5. nodes
  6. bumps
Noun
  • The middle range dose group saw 34% of patients with reduced tumors while the highest dose group saw 37% of patients with reduced tumors.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Alcohol played a major role in deaths from malignant tumors in the head and neck, including lip, oral cavity, pharynx, larynx and cancer of the esophagus.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of tumors
Noun
  • If needed, the new growths can be thinned out to allow more room for new ones to grow.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
  • People with a family history of colorectal cancer or polyps, and those with inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn’s disease, IBS or ulcerative colitis, face elevated risk because chronic inflammation can promote abnormal growths.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of growths
Noun
  • Burls are sound, hard, woody swellings or protrusions that form on the trunks, branches, or roots of trees.
    — Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026
  • This microscopic roundworm lays its eggs in root tissues, causing swellings or galls to develop on infected roots.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
Definition of swellings
Noun
  • The disease increasingly impacts non-smoking women, and current screening methods often detect small lung nodules that lack precise, minimally invasive treatment options.
    — Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Yellowish deposits on or around the eyelids, grayish-white rings around the cornea and yellowish bumps or nodules on the tendons, including the Achilles tendon or the tendons on the back of the hand, can all be a cause for concern.
    — Gavin Escott, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of nodules
Noun
  • On the security side, CertiK, the blockchain security firm, operates validator nodes through its SkyNode infrastructure, embedding real-time threat monitoring directly into the consensus layer.
    — Ethan M. Stone, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Today, harmony-seeking Venus will meet with the moon’s nodes — the North and South Node of Fate — putting connection and collaboration at the center of the conversation.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of nodes
Noun
  • This device uses a beam of inert argon ions to smooth microscopic bumps without disturbing the sample’s underlying chemistry, eliminating the false signals.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Jangale remembers software errors and a drivetrain that proved too weak to roll over soft bumps in initial tests.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2026
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“Warts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warts. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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