prosector's wart

Meaning

Noun

  • a rash, verruca necrogenica, of small, red papular nodules in the skin caused by inoculation with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a previously infected and immunocompetent person.

Related

Similar words

  • butchers' tubercle

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