tinea capitis
[kăp′ĭ-tĭs]
n.
A fungal infection of the scalp, characterized by patches of apparent baldness, scaling, black dots, and occasionally erythema and pyoderma.
Nearby words
- tindery,
- tine,
- tine test,
- tinea,
- tinea barbae,
- tinea corporis,
- tinea cruris,
- tinea imbricata,
- tinea kerion,
- tinea pedis
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