tinea cruris

[ kroo r-is ]
/ ˈkrʊər ɪs /

noun Pathology.

jock itch.

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Origin of tinea cruris

1920–25; < New Latin: tinea of the leg

Words nearby tinea cruris

tine test, tinea, tinea barbae, tinea capitis, tinea corporis, tinea cruris, tinea imbricata, tinea kerion, tinea pedis, tinea sycosis, tinea unguium
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Medical definitions for tinea cruris

tinea cruris
[ krur′ĭs ]

n.

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