verruca
[vĕ-roo´kah] (L.) 2. one of the wartlike elevations on the endocardium in various types of endocarditis. adj., adj ver´rucose, verru´cous.
verruca pla´na a small, smooth, usually skin-colored or light brown, slightly raised wart sometimes occurring in great numbers; seen most often in children.
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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.
[L.]
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verruca
(və-ro͞o′kə)n. pl. verru·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.
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verruca
1. Condyloma, see there.
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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.]
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verruca
A WART on any part of the skin.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
ver·ru·ca
, pl. verrucae (vĕr-ū'kă, -kē) Flesh-colored growth characterized by circumscribed hypertrophy of papillae of corium, with thickening of malpighian, granular, and keratin epidermal layers, caused by human papillomavirus; also applied to epidermal verrucous tumors of nonviral etiology.
Synonym(s):
wart.
[L.]
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