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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A fungal infection involving areas of the skin not covered by hair, characterized by a pink to red rash and often considerable itching, and usually caused by species of Trichophyton or Microsporum; ringworm of the body.
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- noun fungal infection of nonhairy parts of the skin
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin : Medieval Latin tinea, tinea + Latin corporis, genitive of corpus, body.]
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