ver·ru·ca (v -r  k)n. pl. ver·ru·cae (-k  ) 1. Medicine A wart. 2. Biology A wartlike projection, as on the back of a toad or on some leaves. [Latin verr  ca.] |
verruca [vɛˈruːkə]
n pl -cae [-siː], -cas
1. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol a wart, esp one growing on the hand or foot
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology a wartlike outgrowth, as in certain plants or on the skin of some animals
[from Latin: wart]
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| Noun | 1. | verruca - (pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus blemish, mar, defect - a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish" common wart - a benign growth (often with a rough surface) condyloma acuminatum, genital wart, venereal wart, verruca acuminata - a small benign wart on or around the genitals and anus juvenile wart - a small benign growth on the faces of hands of children plantar wart - a wart occurring on the sole of the foot; "pressure causes plantar warts to develop a painful callus around the soft center" pathology - the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases keratosis - a skin condition marked by an overgrowth of layers of horny skin |
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