Verruca Definition

və-ro͝okə
verrucae, verrucas
noun
verrucae, verrucas

Wart.

Webster's New World
A wart.
American Heritage Medicine
A wartlike projection, as on the skin of certain amphibians or on the surface of certain pollen grains.
American Heritage Medicine
A wartlike elevation, as on a toad's back.
Webster's New World

(pathology) A wart, especially one that grows on the foot, caused by a virus.

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Other Word Forms of Verruca

Noun

Singular:
verruca
Plural:
verrucae, verrucas

Origin of Verruca

  • From Latin verrūca.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin verrūca

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Verruca Sentence Examples

  • By contrast, 18 of 66 swimming club members of the same age who used communal showers had a verruca (27 %).

  • From adult bibs and feeding aprons with sleeves to swimming jackets, hats and verruca socks.

  • Is it right to ascribe the huge difference in verruca infection (27% versus 1 %) to the public showers?

  • A conspicuous feature in the view is the isolated rocky citadel of Doss Trento (the Roman Verruca), that rises on the right bank of the Adige to a height of 308 ft.

  • By far the most popular wart, verruca vulgaris warts are most common on the hands, knees and elbows.

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Words Starting With

VVEVER

Words Ending With

ACAUCA

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Words Starting With V and Ending With A

Starts With V & Ends With AStarts With VE & Ends With AStarts With V & Ends With CA

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With V7 Letter Words Ending With A