ringworm
any of a number of contagious skin diseases caused by certain parasitic fungi and characterized by the formation of ring-shaped eruptive patches.
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How to use ringworm in a sentence
In humans, fungi can cause infections like athlete’s foot and ringworm.
The team got a clue from a 1960s research study about Trichophyton erinacei, a fungus that causes “hedgehog ringworm” in humans.
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Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman StelwagonDescribe the appearances of a typical patch of ringworm of the scalp.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman StelwagonDoes ringworm of the scalp always present typical appearances?
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman Stelwagon
Describe the symptoms of ringworm as it occurs upon the scalp.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman Stelwagonringworm of the face, taken early, is helped by carefully painting with tincture of iodine.
The Mother and Her Child | William S. Sadler
British Dictionary definitions for ringworm
/ (ˈrɪŋˌwɜːm) /
any of various fungal infections of the skin (esp the scalp) or nails, often appearing as itching circular patches: Also called: tinea
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Scientific definitions for ringworm
[ rĭng′wûrm′ ]
Any of a number of contagious fungal infections of the skin, hair, or nails caused chiefly by species of the genera Microsporum, Trichophyton, and Epidermophyton. Ringworm often causes scaly, itching ring-shaped patches, especially on the skin. Also called tinea
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