dermatophytosis

English

Etymology

dermatophyte +‎ -osis

Noun

dermatophytosis (countable and uncountable, plural dermatophytoses)

1. (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