Definition of tinea Tinea
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We found 8 definitions of tinea from 6 different sources.
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NounPlural: tineas |
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| tinea - infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches | ||
| ringworm, roundworm | ||
| fungal infection, mycosis an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus | ||
| 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 - type genus of the Tineidae: clothes moths | ||
| genus Tinea | ||
| arthropod genus a genus of arthropods | ||
| family tineidae, tineidae clothes moths | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- tinea (n.)
A name applied to various skin diseases, but especially to ringworm. See Ringworm, and Sycosis. - tinea (n.)
A genus of small Lepidoptera, including the clothes moths and carpet moths.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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tinea
A group of mycosis infections of the skin caused by parasitic fungi (dermatophytes).
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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tinea
tin′ē-ä, n. the generic name of certain diseases of the skin caused by the growth of microscopic fungi: a genus of small moths of the family Tineidæ and superfamily Tineina.—adj. Tin′ēid, relating to these moths. [L., a worm.]
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🔤- tinea, noun, singular of tineas.
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