prosector's wart

noun

A rash, verruca necrogenica, of small, red papular nodules in the skin caused by inoculation with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a previously infected and immunocompetent person.

Meanings

nounprosector's wart (plural prosector's warts)

plural prosector's warts

  1. medicineA rash, verruca necrogenica, of small, red papular nodules in the skin caused by inoculation with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a previously infected and immunocompetent person.

    Synonyms: butchers' tubercle, butcher's wart, tuberculosis verrucosa cutis

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA rash, verruca necrogenica, of small, red papular nodules in the skin caused by inoculation with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a previously infected and immunocompetent person.

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