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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