Meaning of RINGWORM
| Pronunciation: | | 'ring`wurm
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| | Definition: | | [n] infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches |
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| | Synonyms: | | roundworm, tinea |
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| | See Also: | | athlete's foot, barber's itch, dhobi itch, eczema marginatum, fungal infection, jock itch, kerion, mycosis, tinea barbae, tinea capitis, tinea corporis, tinea cruris, tinea pedis, tinea unguium | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ring"worm"\, n. (Med.)
A contagious affection of the skin due to the presence of a
vegetable parasite, and forming ring-shaped discolored
patches covered with vesicles or powdery scales. It occurs
either on the body, the face, or the scalp. Different
varieties are distinguished as {Tinea circinata}, {Tinea
tonsurans}, etc., but all are caused by the same parasite (a
species of {Trichophyton}).
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