verruca vulgaris

[ vuhl-gair-uhs ]

noun

1. the common wart.

Word History and Origins

Origin of verruca vulgaris¹

1900–05; < New Latin verrūca vulgāris, Latin

Example Sentences

In real life, verruca vulgaris is not a manifestation of malevolence.

From Scientific American

One, the verruca vulgaris, is composed of a cluster of enlarged papill�, covered with a thickened epidermis, the number of papill� determining the breadth and their length its height.

From Project Gutenberg

Verruca vulgaris, verruca plana, verruca plana juvenilis, verruca digitata, verruca filifortnis and verruca acuminata.

From Project Gutenberg