verruca
pronunciation
How to pronounce verruca in British English:
UK [vəˈru:kə]
How to pronounce verruca in American English:
US [vəˈrukə]
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- Noun:
- (pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus
Word Origin
- verruca (n.)
- 1560s, from Latin verruca "a wart," also "a fault, failing" (see vary). Related: Verrucose.
Example
- 1. Clinical observation of green bristle grass curing verruca vulgaris and clavus .
- 2. Torgerson points out that he recently spent gbp5 00000 testing verruca treatments ; for the same money he could find out whether phonics is an effective method for teaching children to read .
- 3. Chinese medicine fumigation and washing combined with 5-fluorouracil in treatment of verruca plana : report of 46 cases .
- 4. Clinical observation of vanish flat verruca therapy for 130 patients with verruca plana .
- 5. Conclusions it is effective to treat the flat verruca with achromatous iodine tincture .