dermatophytosis

English

Etymology

dermatophyte +‎ -osis

Noun

dermatophytosis (countable and uncountable, plural dermatophytoses)

(medicine) A fungal infection of the skin caused by a dermatophyte, ringworm.

Hyponyms

athlete’s foot, tinea pedis
beard ringworm, barber's itch, tinea barbae
body ringworm, tinea corporis
jock itch, tinea cruris
nail ringworm, tinea unguium
scalp ringworm, tinea capitis (Trichophyton tonsurans)

Translations

fungal infection of the skin

Chinese:
Mandarin: (ringworm or tinea) 癬／癣 (zh) (xuǎn), (athlete's foot) 腳氣／脚气 (jiǎoqì)
Finnish: silsa (fi)
Japanese: 白癬 (ja)
Spanish: dermatofitosis f
Vietnamese: bệnh nấm da

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