 The most common joint type is the diarthrosis of articulating joints, which has a fibrous connective tissue capsule (ligament), continuous with the periosteum of the two bones and which permits a degree of freedom of movement between the two bones.
Verruca: A wart by another name, a local growth of the outer layer of the skin (the epidermis) caused by a virus. The virus of warts (a human papillomavirus) is transmitted by contact. The contact can be with a wart on someone else or one on oneself (autoinoculation).
The common wart, or verruca vulgaris, is caused by the human papillomavirus. Dr. Fox is a family physician in private practice in Defiance, Ohio, and editor for DynaMed (ww.dynamicmedical.com), a database of comprehensive updated summaries covering nearly 3,000 clinical topics. Dr. Brier is an editor for DynaMed. Description.