Tinea

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1. Noun

A name applied to various skin diseases, but especially to ringworm. See Ringworm, and Sycosis.

2. Noun

A genus of small Lepidoptera, including the clothes moths and carpet moths.

3. Noun

infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches
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