wart; verruca
Medical or formal term for a wart. In everyday language, いぼ is the standard word.
I received treatment for a wart at the dermatology clinic.
この薬は尋常性疣贅に効く。
This medicine is effective for common warts.
Compound of 疣 (wart) and 贅 (wart, excrescence), both kanji carrying the meaning of a skin growth. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the medical term for wart.