||Ver*ru"gas (?), n. [Sp., warts. Cf.
Verruca.] (Med.) An endemic disease occurring in
the Andes in Peru, characterized by warty tumors which ulcerate and
bleed. It is probably due to a special bacillus, and is often
fatal.
||Ver*ru"gas (?), n. [Sp., warts. Cf.
Verruca.] (Med.) An endemic disease occurring in
the Andes in Peru, characterized by warty tumors which ulcerate and
bleed. It is probably due to a special bacillus, and is often
fatal.