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tinea

[tin-ee-uh] / ˈtɪn i ə /
NOUN
athlete's foot
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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

It is believed that such cases are variously due to the trichophyton of ringworm, to the microsporon furfur of tinea versicolor, to the microsporon minutissimus of erythrasma, and to other parasites.

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman




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