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tinea

American  
[tin-ee-uh] / ˈtɪn i ə /

noun

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


tinea British  
/ ˈtɪnɪə /

noun

  1. any fungal skin disease, esp ringworm

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

tinea Scientific  
/ tĭnē-ə /
  1. See ringworm


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Etymology

Origin of tinea

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

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However, the tinea explored in the new reports can look very different from the neat, regular circles seen in most forms of ringworm.

From Science Daily Jun. 5, 2024

Their tinea was confirmed to have been caused by T. indotineae.

From Science Daily Jun. 5, 2024

It can also help control another fungal infection called tinea versicolor that causes discolored skin patches.

From Seattle Times Oct. 12, 2022

He had supplied statistics on tinea to the May Archives of Dermatology & Syphilology, and the queries were coming in.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon

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