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Webster 1913 Edition
Ringworm
Ring′worm′
,Noun.
(Med.)
A contagious affection of the skin due to the presence of a vegetable parasite, and forming ring-shaped discolored patches covered with vesicles or powdery scales. It occurs either on the body, the face, or the scalp. Different varieties are distinguished as
Tinea circinata
, Tinea tonsurans
, etc., but all are caused by the same parasite (a species of Trichophyton
). Definition 2024
ringworm
ringworm
English
Noun
ringworm (uncountable)
- A contagious fungal affliction of the skin, characterised by ring-shaped discoloured patches, covered by vesicles or scales.
- "As listed above, in superficial mycoses infection is localised to the skin, the hair, and the nails. An example is ringworm or tinea, an infection of the skin by a dermatophyte."
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Translations
contagious fungal affliction of the skin
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