tinea (redirected from Tinea nigra)

tin·e·a  (tn-)

n.

See ringworm.

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

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tine·al adj.

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tinea  (tn-)

See ringworm.

Thesaurus

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