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Plantar Wart/Verruca - Definition of Plantar Wart/Verruca

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Updated: September 10, 2008

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A wart, also known as plantar verruca, on the bottom of the foot on the heel.

Photo © Terence Vanderheiden, D.P.M.
Definition: A wart that develops on the bottom of the feet or toes. Plantar is a word that means bottom when referring to the foot. A plantar wart is caused by a virus. The wart virus can infect the skin if there is a crack or opening in the skin. See more photos of foot warts in the foot wart photo gallery.
Also Known As: verruca plantaris, foot wart
Common Misspellings: planter verucca, veruca, varuca
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