fa·vus (f  v s)n. A chronic skin infection, usually of the scalp, caused by fungi of the genus Trichophyton and characterized by the development of thick, yellow crusts over the hair follicles. [Latin, honeycomb.] |
favus [ˈfeɪvəs]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) an infectious fungal skin disease of man and some domestic animals, characterized by formation of a honeycomb-like mass of roundish dry cup-shaped crusts
[from New Latin, from Latin: honeycomb]
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| Noun | 1. |  favus - a contagious fungal infection of the scalp; occurs mainly in Africa and the Middle Eastfungal infection, mycosis - an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus |
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