tinea

[ tin-ee-uh ]

/ ˈtɪn i ə /

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noun Pathology.

any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.

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Origin of tinea

1350–1400; Middle English <Medieval Latin; Latin: larva of a moth or beetle that devours books, clothes, etc.

OTHER WORDS FROM tinea

tin·e·al, adjective

Words nearby tinea

tinder, tinderbox, tindery, tin difluoride, tine, tinea, tinea barbae, tinea cruris, tin ear, tineid, tine test

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How to use tinea in a sentence

Favus, tinea versicolor, and the various forms of ring-worm are caused by members of the fungus group.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Tinea Favosa, or favus, is a contagious and a very stubborn disease of the skin, caused by the fungus Achorion Schoenleinii.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
Ovid, in his exile at Tomi, likens the "external remorse of its cares" which his heart feels to the gnawing of the tinea.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, June 1899|Various
In tinea sycosis, or ringworm sycosis, the history of the case is different.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon

Does the eruption of tinea versicolor show predilection for any special region?
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon

British Dictionary definitions for tinea

tinea

/ (ˈtɪnɪə) /

noun

any fungal skin disease, esp ringworm

Derived forms of tinea

tineal, adjective

Word Origin for tinea

C17: from Latin: worm

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Scientific definitions for tinea

tinea

[ tĭn′ē-ə ]

See ringworm.