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favus

[ fey-vuhs ]
/ ˈfeɪ vəs /
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noun, plural fa·vus·es for 1, fa·vi [fey-vahy] /ˈfeɪ vaɪ/ for 2.
Pathology. a skin disease, especially of the scalp, characterized by dry yellow encrustations that have an unpleasant odor, usually caused by the fungus Trichophyton schoenleinii.
a hexagonal paving tile or stone.
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Origin of favus

1705–10; <New Latin, special use of Latin favus honeycomb
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British Dictionary definitions for favus

favus
/ (ˈfeɪvəs) /

noun
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

Word Origin for favus

C19: from New Latin, from Latin: honeycomb
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