tinea

[ tin-ee-uh ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.

tinea

/ ˈtɪnɪə /

noun

1. any fungal skin disease, esp ringworm

tinea

/ tĭn′ē-ə /

1. See ringworm

Derived Forms

• ˈtineal, adjective

Other Words From

• tine·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tinea¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of tinea¹

C17: from Latin: worm

Example Sentences

Favus, tinea versicolor, and the various forms of ring-worm are caused by members of the fungus group.

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Tinea Favosa, or favus, is a contagious and a very stubborn disease of the skin, caused by the fungus Achorion Schoenleinii.

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Ovid, in his exile at Tomi, likens the "external remorse of its cares" which his heart feels to the gnawing of the tinea.

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In tinea sycosis, or ringworm sycosis, the history of the case is different.

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Does the eruption of tinea versicolor show predilection for any special region?

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