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Meanings of verruca in English

Portuguese
verruga
Catalan
berruga
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(Pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus.

        verruga
        Usage of verruca in English
        1
        Nobody wants to be pals with a verruca.
        The Irish Times
        2
        I felt like a very unsightly verruca that had had the temerity to erupt on her toe.
        The Guardian
        3
        I developed a verruca a couple of months ago and treated it, successfully, with a preparation from the chemist.
        The Irish Times
        4
        My mother once read that you could apply it directly to get rid of a verruca, which she did.
        The Guardian
        5
        We have no evidence to support this, but feel lidos and outdoor pools may carry a lower germ and verruca risk.
        The Guardian
        6
        Ex pede Herculem may often prove safe enough, but ex verruca Tullium is liable to mislead a hasty judge of his fellow-men.
        The Poet at the Breakfast-Table
        7
        Passed from child to child like an unwanted bout of measles or a persistent verruca, it was damn hard to get rid of.
        The Irish Times
        8
        You'll be too concerned about verrucas, or cross and suffering from "lane rage".
        The Guardian
        9
        [The fortress of Verruca does not seem to be mentioned in the 'Notitia,' in the Antonine 'Itinerary,' or by the geographer of Ravenna.
        The Letters of Cassiodorus / Being a Condensed Translation of th...
        Translations for verruca
        Portuguese
        verruga
        Catalan
        berruga
        Verruca through the time