verruca
Americannoun
plural
verrucae-
Medicine/Medical. a wart.
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Zoology. a small, flattish, wartlike prominence.
noun
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pathol a wart, esp one growing on the hand or foot
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biology a wartlike outgrowth, as in certain plants or on the skin of some animals
Etymology
Origin of verruca
First recorded in 1555–65, verruca is from the Latin word verrūca
Example Sentences
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In real life, verruca vulgaris is not a manifestation of malevolence.
From Scientific American • Sep. 1, 2017
Detroit begins with domestic mishap – the parasol that won't stay up, the sliding door that is perpetually stuck, the verruca that causes agony.
From The Guardian • May 19, 2012
Another variety, the verruca acuminata, sometimes erroneously denominated epithelial cancers, are irregularly shaped elevations, tufted or club shaped, occasionally existing as thick, short, fleshy excrescences, giving the growth the appearance of granulation tissue.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
One, the verruca vulgaris, is composed of a cluster of enlarged papill�, covered with a thickened epidermis, the number of papill� determining the breadth and their length its height.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
Its mildest phase is the so-called verruca necrogenica.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman
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