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tin⋅e⋅a

  [tin-ee-uh]
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–noun Pathology.
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < ML; L: larva of a moth or beetle that devours books, clothes, etc.

Related forms:
tin⋅e⋅al, adjective
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tin·e·a   (tĭn'ē-ə)   
n.  See ringworm.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, a gnawing worm.]
tin'e·al adj.
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Main Entry: tin·ea
Pronunciation: 'tin-E-&
Function: noun
: any of several fungal diseases of the skin; especially : RINGWORM
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tinea tin·e·a (tĭn'ē-ə)
n.
Any of various fungal skin infections caused chiefly by species of the genera Microsporum, Trichophyton, andEpidermophyton.

tin'e·al adj.

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tinea   (tĭn'ē-ə)  Pronunciation Key 
See ringworm.
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