verruga


verruga

 [vĕ-roo´gah] wart.verruga perua´na a hemangioma-like tumor or nodule occurring in bartonellosis.

ver·ru·ca

, pl.

ver·ru·cae

(vĕ-rū'kă, -kē), A flesh-colored growth characterized by circumscribed hypertrophy of the papillae of the corium, with thickening of the malpighian, granular, and keratin layers of the epidermis, caused by human Papillomavirus; also applied to epidermal verrucous tumors of nonviral etiology. Synonym(s): verruga, wart [L.]

verruga

(1) Wart, verruca.
(2) Verruga peruana.

ver·ru·ca

, pl. verrucae (vĕr-ū'kă, -kē) A flesh-colored growth characterized by circumscribed hypertrophy of the papillae of the corium, with thickening of the malpighian, granular, and keratin layers of the epidermis, caused by human papillomavirus; also applied to epidermal verrucous tumors of nonviral etiology.
Compare: verruga peruana
Synonym(s): verruga, wart. [L.]