tinea cruris

[ kroor-is ]

/ ˈkrʊər ɪs /

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1920–25; <New Latin: tinea of the leg

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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

tinea cruris

[ krur′ĭs ]

A fungal infection of the skin of the groin, occurring especially in males.eczema marginatum jock itch