TINEA

Tinea, genus Tinea

(noun) type genus of the Tineidae: clothes moths

tinea, ringworm, roundworm

(noun) infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tinea (countable and uncountable, plural tineas or tineae)

(pathology) A fungal infection of the skin, known generally as ringworm.

Synonyms

• dermatophytosis

Anagrams

• Aitne, Teian, antie, eat in, eat-in, eatin', entia, tenia

Source: Wiktionary


Tin"e*a, n. Etym: [L., a worm, a moth.]

1. (Med.)

Definition: A name applied to various skin diseases, but especially to ringworm. See Ringworm, and Sycosis.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of small Lepidoptera, including the clothes moths and carpet moths.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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