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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A fungal infection of the skin of the groin area, occurring more commonly in warm weather and among males and characterized by red ringlike areas, sometimes with small blisters, and severe itching; ringworm of the groin.
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- noun a
fungal infection,tinea cruris , of thegroin region, due to the fungusTrichophyton rubrum and others.
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- noun fungal infection of the groin (most common in men)
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