verruca

noun

ver·​ru·​ca və-ˈrü-kə 

plural verrucae və-ˈrü-(ˌ)kē 

-ˌkī,

-ˌsī

1

: a wart or warty skin lesion

2

: a warty elevation on a plant or animal surface

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin verrūca "wart, excrescence, hillock," derivative of a base *u̯ers-u-, akin to Lithuanian viršus "summit," Sanskrit varṣman- "height, top"

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing verruca

• verruca vulgaris

Medical Definition

verruca

noun

ver·​ru·​ca və-ˈrü-kə 

plural verrucae -(ˌ)kē 

: a wart or warty skin lesion