verruca

noun ver·ru·ca \və-ˈrü-kə\

plural ver·ru·cae\-(ˌ)kē, -ˌkī, -ˌsī\

Definition of VERRUCA

: a wart or warty skin lesion

: a warty elevation on a plant or animal surface

Latin, wart, hillock; akin to Lithuanian viršus summit and probably to Old English wearte wart — more at wart

First Known Use: 1565

Medical Dictionary

noun ver·ru·ca \və-ˈrü-kə\

plural ver·ru·cae \-(ˌ)kē\

: a wart or warty skin lesion

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