tin·e·a (t n  - )n. See ringworm. [Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, a gnawing worm.] tin e·al adj. |
tinea [ˈtɪnɪə]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) any fungal skin disease, esp ringworm
[from Latin: worm]
tineal adj
| tinea (tn-) See ringworm. |
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| Noun | 1. |  tinea - infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patchesdhobi 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 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 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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