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RINGWORM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches

Synonyms:

ringworm; roundworm; tinea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("ringworm" is a kind of...):

fungal infection; mycosis (an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ringworm"):

dhobi itch (fungal infection attacking moist parts of the body)

kerion (ringworm infection of the hair follicles of the scalp and beard that usually results in a swelling that is covered with pustules and oozes fluid)

athlete's foot; tinea pedis (fungal infection of the feet)

barber's itch; tinea barbae (fungal infection of the face and neck)

tinea capitis (fungal infection of the scalp characterized by bald patches)

tinea corporis (fungal infection of nonhairy parts of the skin)

eczema marginatum; jock itch; tinea cruris (fungal infection of the groin (most common in men))

tinea unguium (fungal infection of the nails (especially toenails))

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