tinea
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- tineal adjective
Etymology
Origin of tinea
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin; Latin: larva of a moth or beetle that devours books, clothes, etc.
Example Sentences
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Their tinea was confirmed to have been caused by T. indotineae.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2024
However, the tinea explored in the new reports can look very different from the neat, regular circles seen in most forms of ringworm.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2024
It can also help control another fungal infection called tinea versicolor that causes discolored skin patches.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2022
Another cause for the increase is that doctors are recognizing as tinea what they used to call eczema.
From Time Magazine Archive
So also there is a tinea which attacks dressed wool, but never touches it in its unwashed state.
From Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation by Chambers, Robert
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