tinea
IPA: tˈɪniʌ
noun
- (pathology) A fungal infection of the skin, known generally as ringworm.
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Examples of "tinea" in Sentences
- Ringworm of the hands or tinea manuum.
- Tinea Manuum is a fungal infection of the hand.
- Tinea faciei is a fungal infection of the face.
- Published the second report on Delusional tinea.
- I have proposed merging tinea corporis into ringworm.
- Tinea is a general term used to describe skin mycoses.
- Various fungi, such as tinea versicolor and the Mexican
- Some of these infections are known as ringworm or tinea.
- Microsporum canis is an organism that can cause tinea capitis.
- A discreet nurses aid will patent a household cure for tinea barbae.
- Over eight species of dermatophytes are commonly associated with tinea capitis.
- Various fungi, such as tinea versicolor and the Mexican ` ` Caraati, '' may produce discoloration on the skin.
- In that form known as tinea kerion mild applications are demanded at first; later the same treatment as in the ordinary type.
- Dandruff can also accompany psoriasis or a fungal infection of the scalp called tinea capitis which occurs in children and teenagers.
- It’s also called tinea corporis when on the body, tinea capitis when on the head, tinea pedis when on the feet, and tinea cruris when on the groin.
- These include athlete's foot, ringworm and jock itch, and occur when fungus grows and multiplies on certain areas the body, resulting in a fungal (or tinea) infection.
- Micologists (fungi freaks) reguard Townsville as some kind of Babylon, a mythical place where you can enjoy tinea between the fingers and all manner of interesting jock rots and thrushes while straight up fungi can sprout in your pants in under an hour.
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