疣

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noun #20,330

Measure Word

一颗疣 kē

Meanings

1 wart
2 verruca
3 skin nodule

Characters

wart; skin growth

Examples

她手上长了一颗疣。

Tā shǒu shang zhǎng le yī kē yóu.

She grew a wart on her hand.

医生用冷冻疗法去除疣。

Yīshēng yòng lěngdòng liáofǎ qùchú yóu.

The doctor removed the wart with cryotherapy.

足底疣很难治疗。

Zúdǐ yóu hěn nán zhìliáo.

Plantar warts are difficult to treat.

Tips

usage

疣 is the clinical/medical term for warts. In everyday speech people may also say 瘊子 (hóuzi) for a wart, especially in northern dialects.

Stroke Order

疣 yóu