Meanings
plural prosector's warts
- 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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