tinea

tin·e·a (t

)

See ringworm.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, a gnawing worm.]

tine·al adj.

tinea [ˈtɪnɪə]

(Medicine / Pathology) any fungal skin disease, esp ringworm

[from Latin: worm]

tineal adj

tinea (t

)

See ringworm.

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Noun	1.	tinea - infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches ringworm, roundworm dhobi itch - fungal infection attacking moist parts of the body kerion - ringworm infection of the hair follicles of the scalp and beard that usually results in a swelling that is covered with pustules and oozes fluid athlete's foot, tinea pedis - fungal infection of the feet barber's itch, tinea barbae - fungal infection of the face and neck tinea capitis - fungal infection of the scalp characterized by bald patches tinea corporis - fungal infection of nonhairy parts of the skin eczema marginatum, jock itch, tinea cruris - fungal infection of the groin (most common in men) tinea unguium - fungal infection of the nails (especially toenails) fungal infection, mycosis - an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus
	2.	Tinea - type genus of the Tineidae: clothes moths genus Tinea arthropod genus - a genus of arthropods family Tineidae, Tineidae - clothes moths casemaking clothes moth, Tinea pellionella - the larvae live in tubes of its food material fastened with silk that it spins

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athlete's foot barber's itch casemaking clothes moth clothes moth dhobi itch eczema marginatum family Tineidae fungal infection genus Tinea Hair moth jock itch kerion mycosis ringworm roundworm tinea barbae tinea capitis tinea corporis tinea cruris	Ringworm, also termed tinea corporis, is an infectious skin disease caused by mold-like fungi called Dermatophytes. Ringworm Causes, Symptoms & Treatment by jimmy jack / Health, general community When the anthropophile fungi start growing on the moist dead skin on your feet, you have athlete's foot or tinea pedis. DR SCOTTS SURGERY by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) Jock itch, also termed as Tinea Cruris, is a fungal infection appearing on the skin of the groin area of both sexes, though it is more common in males It is categorized as a ring shaped rash which is red and severely itchy Jock itch, also termed as Tinea Cruris, is a fungal infection appearing on the skin of the groin area of both sexes, though it is more common in males. Causes and Remedies for Jock Itch by Bryan Halverson / Health care industry community	tin-pot Tinamidae Tinamides Tinamiformes tinamou Tinbergen Tinca Tinca tinca tincal Tinchel tinct tinctorial tincture tincture of iodine tincture of opium Tincture of steel Tind Tindal Tindale tinder Tinder box tinder-dry tinderbox tine tine test tinea tinea barbae tinea capitis tinea corporis tinea cruris tinea pedis Tinea pellionella tinea unguium Tinean Tined tineid tineid moth Tineidae Tineman tineoid tineoid moth Tineoidea Tineola Tineola bisselliella Tinet tinfoil ting ting-a-ling tinge Tingent Tinger	Tindak Pidana Pencucian Uang Tindal Tindal Tindal Street Fiction Group Tindal, Matthew Tindal, William Tindale Tindale Tindamax tinder tinder Tinder Box Tinder fungus Tinder polypore tinder-dry tinderbox tinderboxes tinders tinders tindery tindery tine tine tine tine tine test tine test tine test tine test tine test tinea tinea barbae tinea barbae tinea barbae tinea capitis tinea capitis tinea capitis tinea circinata tinea circinata tinea circinata tinea corporis tinea corporis tinea corporis tinea cruris tinea cruris tinea cruris Tinea faciei Tinea faciei Tinea faciei tinea favosa Tinea Gladiatorum tinea imbricata tinea imbricata tinea imbricata Tinea infections Tinea infections Tinea infections tinea kerion tinea manus tinea manus tinea manus

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athlete's foot
barber's itch
casemaking clothes moth
clothes moth
dhobi itch
eczema marginatum
family Tineidae
fungal infection
genus Tinea
Hair moth
jock itch
kerion
mycosis
ringworm
roundworm
tinea barbae
tinea capitis
tinea corporis
tinea cruris

Ringworm, also termed tinea corporis, is an infectious skin disease caused by mold-like fungi called Dermatophytes.

Ringworm Causes, Symptoms & Treatment by jimmy jack / Health, general community

When the anthropophile fungi start growing on the moist dead skin on your feet, you have athlete's foot or tinea pedis.

DR SCOTTS SURGERY by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)

Jock itch, also termed as Tinea Cruris, is a fungal infection appearing on the skin of the groin area of both sexes, though it is more common in males It is categorized as a ring shaped rash which is red and severely itchy Jock itch, also termed as Tinea Cruris, is a fungal infection appearing on the skin of the groin area of both sexes, though it is more common in males.

Causes and Remedies for Jock Itch by Bryan Halverson / Health care industry community

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