About The Word Tinea
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Tinea
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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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