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
tinea (countable and uncountable, plural tineas or tineae)
(pathology) A fungal infection of the skin, known generally as ringworm.
• dermatophytosis
• 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
2 April 2025
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