tinea

(tinē ə)

noun

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

Origin: ME < L, gnawing worm, moth

See tinea in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Medieval Latin

Origin: , from Latin, a gnawing worm

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Related Forms:

  • tinˈe·al adjective

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