tinea

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tinea

/ˈtɪ.ni.ə/
/ˈtɪ.ni.ɚ/

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From Latin tinea (“moth; bookworm”).

noun tineas · tineae

countable, uncountable A fungal infection of the skin, known generally as ringworm. Her knees were ingrained with dirt, her toes raw with tinea, her fingernails black and broken.
Similar: dermatophytosis

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@misc{tinea_2026,
  title = {tinea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tinea},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}