tinea

1. Infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches (synset 114148948)
   is a type of: fungal infection, mycosis - an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus
   subtypes:

   • dhobi 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
   • eczema marginatum, jock itch, tinea cruris - fungal infection of the groin (most common in men)
   • tinea unguium - fungal infection of the nails (especially toenails)
   same as: ringworm, roundworm
2. Type genus of the Tineidae: clothes moths (synset 102294592)
   is a type of: arthropod genus - a genus of arthropods
   member holonym: casemaking clothes moth, tinea pellionella - the larvae live in tubes of its food material fastened with silk that it spins
   belongs to: family tineidae, tineidae - clothes moths
   same as: genus tinea

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