Hypertext Webster Gateway: "verrugas"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Yaws \Yaws\, n. [African yaw a raspberry.] (Med.)
A disease, occurring in the Antilles and in Africa,
characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, of a contagious
character, which, in shape and appearance, often resemble
currants, strawberries, or raspberries. There are several
varieties of this disease, variously known as {framb[oe]sia},
{pian}, {verrugas}, and {crab-yaws}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Verrugas \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.


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