verruca

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Most often, this is a benign verruca or seborrheic keratosis; or it could be a premalignant actinic keratosis.

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  1. noun Medicine A wart.
  2. noun Biology A wartlike projection, as on the back of a toad or on some leaves.

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  • Homeopathy for verruca A verruca appeared on my youngest daughter's foot at the end of summer. —  We Blog A Lot
  • After one month of treatment the verruca began to be cured, and fifteen days afterwards had ... —  We Blog A Lot
  • Read more about Homeopathy for verruca Verruca Vulgaris: —  We Blog A Lot
  • Minimize the risk of a verruca - If ballroom dancing is a past time of yours that you enjoy but you suffer from a verruca, then you will understand the importance of wearing the right shoes.
  • Little did Achilles know - the verruca on his back leg would be his undoing! his back leg? —  Three Speech: Semi-Official PlayStation Blog
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Latin verrūca.

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  1. New Latin, from Latin verruca, a wart, a steep place, a height.
 

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/vɛˈrukə/
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