| athlete's foot | |
| —n | |
| Technical name: tinea pedis a fungal infection of the skin of the foot, esp between the toes and on the soles | |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
athlete's foot ath·lete's foot (āth'lēts)
n.
A contagious fungal skin infection caused by a species of Trichophyton or Epidermophyton that usually affects the feet, especially the skin between the toes, and is characterized by itching, blisters, cracking, and scaling. Also called tinea pedis.