tinea
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈtɪ.ni.ə/, /ˈtɪ.ni.ɚ/
tinea
- (pathology) A fungal infection of the skin, known generally as ringworm.
- 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber 2003, p. 6:
- Her knees were ingrained with dirt, her toes raw with tinea, her fingernails black and broken.
- 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber 2003, p. 6:
- caused by dermatophytes
- tinea barbae (barber's itch) – fungal infestation of facial hair
- tinea capitis (scalp ringworm) – fungal infection of the scalp and hair
- tinea corporis – fungal infection of the arms, legs, and trunk
- tinea cruris (jock itch)
- tinea faciei (face fungus)
- tinea manuum – fungal infection of the hands and palms
- tinea pedis (athlete's foot) – fungal infection of the feet
- tinea unguium (fungal infection of the fingernails, toenails, and the nail bed)
- of other causes
- tinea nigra – Hortaea werneckii
- tinea versicolor – Malassezia furfur
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