ringworm
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ringworm
- /ˈɹɪŋˌwɝm/ US
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From Middle English ringworm (“ringworm; intestinal worm”), from Old English rengwyrm (“maw-worm, intestinal worm”), equivalent to ring + worm.
noun ringworms
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A contagious fungal infection of the skin, characterized by ring-shaped discolored patches, covered by vesicles or scales.
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.
Similar: dermatophytosis, tinea
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noun contagious fungal affliction of the skin
| Español | tiña, tinea |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 버짐 beojim |
| 日本語 | 白癬 hakusen |
| 中文 | 癬 /癣 xuǎn, 癬疥 /癣疥 xuǎnjiè |
| हिन्दी | दाद dād |
| Português | tinha, porrigem |
| Français | teigne, roue de Sainte-Catherine, rogne |
| Deutsch | Ringelflechte, Flechtengrind, Glatzflechte |
| Italiano | tigna |
| Русский | стригу́щий лиша́й strigúščij lišáj |
| Tiếng Việt | hắc lào |
| العربية | سَعْفَة saʕfa, قَرَع qaraʕ, قُوبَاء qūbāʔ |
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