verruca
/vəˈruːkə
/noun (plural verrucae /vəˈruːkiː/ /vəˈruːsiː/ or verrucas)
1A contagious and usually painful wart on the sole of the foot; a plantar wart.Warts aren't normally painful, although verrucas (warts on the feet) can sometimes hurt....
- We would even draw verrucas on our feet with felt tip to get out of the weekly ordeal.
- This causes verrucas to grow back into the skin, which can be painful.
1.1(In medical use) a wart of any kind.Candida antigen can be used on most verrucae, particularly plantar warts....
- For more information on warts and verrucas, please see the separate BUPA factsheet.
- Treatment of verrucae vulgares is sometimes difficult and invasive methods should not be used for young children.
Derivatives
verrucose
- On the veins, the hairs are more robust and longer, with verrucose surfaces; the base of some is swollen.
- In X. klinostoma the outer lining of periderm and occlusion of autothecae are made of the verrucose fabric.
- Despite this variation, the verrucose petiole character is adequate to separate P. brevispathum from P. muricatum.
verrucous
- Examination revealed yellow to dark-brown, hairless, verrucous and micronodular lesions on the right temporal area of her scalp.
- Treatment of verrucous carcinoma is surgical.
- Lesions consist of erythematous papules, nodules, pustules, verrucous, or granulomatous lesions.
Origin
Late Middle English: from Latin.