Meanings
nounverruca (plural verrucas or verrucae)
plural verrucas · plural verrucae
- medicineA wart, especially one that grows on the foot, caused by a human papilloma virus.
- biologyA rounded projection or wart.
- biologyA sexine element similar to a wart.
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus
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Origin
- Latinverrūca
- Englishverruca
Borrowed from Latin verrūca. Doublet of wart.
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verruca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verruca
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“verruca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verruca. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “verruca,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verruca.
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