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tin·e·a
(tĭn′ē-ə)n.
See ringworm.
[Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, a gnawing worm.]
tin′e·al adj.
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tinea
(ˈtɪnɪə)n
(Pathology) any fungal skin disease, esp ringworm
[C17: from Latin: worm]
ˈtineal adj
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tin•e•a
(ˈtɪn i ə)n.
any of several fungal infections of the skin, esp. ringworm.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin; Latin: larva of an insect that devours books, clothes, etc.]
tin′e•al, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  tinea - infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patchesdhobi itch - fungal infection attacking moist parts of the body kerion - ringworm infection of the hair follicles of the scalp and beard that usually results in a swelling that is covered with pustules and oozes fluid athlete's foot, tinea pedis - fungal infection of the feet barber's itch, tinea barbae - fungal infection of the face and neck tinea capitis - fungal infection of the scalp characterized by bald patches tinea corporis - fungal infection of nonhairy parts of the skin tinea unguium - fungal infection of the nails (especially toenails) fungal infection, mycosis - an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus |
| 2. | Tinea - type genus of the Tineidae: clothes moths arthropod genus - a genus of arthropods family Tineidae, Tineidae - clothes moths casemaking clothes moth, Tinea pellionella - the larvae live in tubes of its food material fastened with silk that it spins |
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tinea
n tiña, tinea, infección f de la piel por hongos; — capitis tinea capitis (form), tiña del cuero cabelludo or de la cabeza; — corporis tinea corporis (form), tiña corporal or del cuerpo; — cruris tinea cruris (form), tiña inguinal; — pedis tinea pedis (form), pie m de atleta; — versicolor pitiriasis f versicolorEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.