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tinea

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun tinea has 2 senses

tinea(n = noun.state) ringworm, roundworm - infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches; Array

has particulars: dhobi itch, kerion, athlete's foot, tinea pedis, barber's itch, tinea barbae, tinea capitis, tinea corporis, eczema marginatum, jock itch, tinea cruris, tinea unguium

is a kind of fungal infection, mycosis

tinea(n = noun.animal) genus tinea - type genus of the Tineidae: clothes moths; Array

is a kind of arthropod genus

is a member of family tineidae, tineidae

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CIDE DICTIONARY

tinea, n. [L., a worm, a moth.].

A name applied to various skin diseases, but especially to ringworm. See Ringworm, and Sycosis. [1913 Webster]
A genus of small Lepidoptera, including the clothes moths and carpet moths. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

tinea, n. Med. ringworm.

Etymology

L, = moth, worm

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