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Tinea

Tinea Meaning & Definition
Tinea Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tinea?

[n] type genus of the Tineidae: clothes moths
[n] infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches

Synonyms | Synonyms for Tinea: genus Tinea | ringworm | roundworm

Related Terms | Find terms related to Tinea:

See Also | arthropod genus | athlete's foot | barber's itch | casemaking clothes moth | dhobi itch | eczema marginatum | family Tineidae | fungal infection | jock itch | kerion | mycosis | tinea barbae | tinea capitis | tinea corporis | tinea cruris | tinea pedis | Tinea pellionella | tinea unguium | Tineidae

Tinea In Webster's Dictionary

\Tin"e*a\, n. [L., a worm, a moth.] 1. (Med.) A name applied to various skin diseases, but especially to ringworm. See {Ringworm}, and {Sycosis}. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of small Lepidoptera, including the clothes moths and carpet moths.

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