tinea

IPA: tˈɪniʌ

Examples of "tinea" in Sentences

Various fungi, such as tinea versicolor and the Mexican
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.