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tinea definition

tinea (tin′ē ə)

noun

any of various skin diseases caused by a fungus; esp., ringworm

Etymology: ME < L, gnawing worm, moth

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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