a wartlike outgrowth, as in certain plants or on the skin of some animals
Word origin
C16: from Latin: wart
Examples of 'verrucae' in a sentence
verrucae
A 64-year-old man with a pulmonary transplant developed diffuse verrucae vulgares of the neck.
M. Caucanas, P. Gillard, O. Vanhooteghem 2010, 'Efficiency of Photodynamic Therapy in the Treatment of Diffuse Facial Viral Wartsin an Immunosuppressed Patient: Towards a Gold Standard', Case Reports in Dermatologyhttp://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/323215. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The occurrence of verrucae also depends on the choice of immunosuppressant and posttransplant time interval.
Samujjala Deb, P Ishwara Bhat, Naveen Thomas 2016, 'Curious case of photo-distributed verrucae in a renal transplant patient: Report ofthree cases', Indian Journal of Dermatologyhttp://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2016;volume=61;issue=4;spage=440;epage=442;aulast=Deb. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The size and shape of verrucae or papillae contributed most to identifying groups, while colony-level morphology was highly variable.
Zac H Forsman, Gregory T Concepcion, Roxanne D Haverkort, Ross W Shaw, James E Maragos,Robert J Toonen 2010, 'Ecomorph or endangered coral? DNA and microstructure reveal hawaiian species complexes:Montipora dilatata/flabellata/turgescens & M. patula/verrilli.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2996308?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The benign tumors included 38 nevi, 15 squamous papillomas, 13 cysts, 11 verrucae, 10 seborrheic keratoses, four hemangiomas, and others.
Cheng-Hsien Chang, Sheng-Ming Chang, Yu-Hung Lai, Jason Huang, Ming-Yang Su, Hwei-ZuWang, Yi-Tseng Liu 2003, 'Eyelid Tumors in Southern Taiwan: A 5-Year Survey from a Medical University', Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Scienceshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X09705054. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)