Verruca

//vɛˈɹuːkə// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A wart, especially one that grows on the foot, caused by a human papilloma virus.
  2. 2
    (pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus wordnet
  3. 3
    A rounded projection or wart.
  4. 4
    A sexine element similar to a wart.

Synonyms

All synonyms
bilgebirthmarkblackheadblebblisterblob

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin verrūca. Doublet of wart.

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