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tinea capitis

[ kăp′ĭ-tĭs ]

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A fungal infection of the scalp, characterized by patches of apparent baldness, scaling, black dots, and occasionally erythema and pyoderma.

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Words nearby tinea capitis

tindery, tin difluoride, tine, tinea, tinea barbae, tinea capitis, tinea corporis, tinea cruris, tinea imbricata, tinea kerion, tinea pedis

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How to use tinea capitis in a sentence

The itch-mite (Acarus scabiei) and the louse (Pediculus capitis, corporis, vel pubis) are the more common members of the group.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
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
Is there any difficulty in the diagnosis of pediculosis capitis?
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon

To the latter were adjoined capitation and trade taxes (the tributum capitis).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3|Various