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tinea
n.
skin disease caused by fungus; ringworm
Tinea
Tinea, often called
ringworm, is any of a variety of skin
mycoses. Tinea is a very common fungal infection of the skin. Tinea is often called "ringworm" because the rash is circular, with a ring-like appearance.
Tinea
Noun
1. type genus of the Tineidae: clothes moths
(synonym) genus Tinea
(hypernym) arthropod genus
(member-holonym) Tineidae, family Tineidae
(member-meronym) casemaking clothes moth, Tinea pellionella
tinea
Noun
1. infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches
(synonym) ringworm, roundworm
(hypernym) fungal infection, mycosis
(hyponym) dhobi itch
Tinea
(n.)
A name applied to various skin diseases, but especially to ringworm. See Ringworm, and Sycosis.
(n.)
A genus of small Lepidoptera, including the clothes moths and carpet moths.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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