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ver·ru·ca

(və-ro͞o′kə)

n. pl. ver·ru·cae (-kē)

1. Medicine A wart.

2. Biology A wartlike projection, as on the skin of certain amphibians or on the surface of certain pollen grains.

[Latin verrūca.]

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verruca

(vɛˈruːkə)

n, pl -cae (-siː) or -cas

1. (Pathology) pathol a wart, esp one growing on the hand or foot

2. (Biology) biology a wartlike outgrowth, as in certain plants or on the skin of some animals

[C16: from Latin: wart]

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ver•ru•ca

(vəˈru kə, vɛ-)

n., pl. -cae (-sē).

a wart or wartlike prominence.

[1555–65; < Latin]

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Noun

verruca - (pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus

wart

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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verruca

[vəˈruːkə] N (verrucae or verrucas (pl)) [vɛˈruːsiː] (esp Brit) → verruga f

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verruca

[vəˈruːkə] n (British) → verrue f plantaire

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verruca

n → Warze f

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verruca

[vəˈruːkə] n → verruca

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

ver·ru·ca

n. verruga;

plantaris (plantar wart) ___ → ___ plantaris;

seborrheic ___ → ___ seborreica;

___ filiformis → ___ filiforme;

___ planae juveniles → ___ planas juveniles;

___ simples → ___ simple;

vulgaris ___ → ___ vulgaris.

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