Tinea
81tinea imbricata — a chronic tropical type of tinea corporis due to Trichophyton concentricum, found on certain South Pacific islands and in Southeast Asia, Central America, and South America. It is seen almost exclusively in persons of Indonesian or Polynesian… …
82tinea sycosis — the sycosiform type of tinea barbae …
83tinea cruris — tin′ea cru′ris [[t]ˈkrʊər ɪs[/t]] n. pat jock itch • Etymology: 1920–25; < NL: tinea of the leg …
84tinea capitis — noun fungal infection of the scalp characterized by bald patches • Hypernyms: ↑tinea, ↑ringworm, ↑roundworm * * * ˈkapəd.ə̇s noun Etymology: Late Latin, literally, worm of the head : an infection of the scalp caused by fungi of the gener …
85tinea unguium — noun fungal infection of the nails (especially toenails) • Hypernyms: ↑tinea, ↑ringworm, ↑roundworm …
86tinea — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, worm, moth Date: 14th century any of several fungal infections of the skin; especially ringworm • tineal adjective …
87tinea — (tin e ah) A name applied to many different kinds of superficial fungal infections of the skin, nails, and hair, the specific type (depending on characteristic appearance, etiologic agent, and site) usually designated by a modifying term …
88tinea — tineal, adj. /tin ee euh/, n. Pathol. any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm. [1350 1400; ME < ML; L: larva of a moth or beetle that devours books, clothes, etc.] * * * …
89tinea — noun A fungal infection of the skin known generally as ringworm …
90tinea — A fungus infection (dermatophytosis) of the keratin component of hair, skin, or nails. Genera of fungi causing such infection are Microsporum, Trichophyton, and …
