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athlete's foot

athlete's foot noun: a fungal infection of the skin of the foot, usually between the toes, caused by pathogen fungi, such as Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton interdigitale, syn. Trichophyton mentagrophytes, or Epidermophyton floccosum.

Noun

athlete's foot (uncountable)

  1. A fungal infection of the skin of the foot, usually between the toes, caused by pathogen fungi, such as Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton interdigitale, syn. Trichophyton mentagrophytes, or Epidermophyton floccosum

athlete's foot meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Tagalog and Arabic

athlete's foot in Hindi

fungal infection
पैर की दाद pair kī dād

athlete's foot in Tamil

fungal infection
சேற்றுப்புண் cēṟṟuppuṇ, பாதப்படை pātappaṭai

athlete's foot in Tagalog

fungal infection
alipunga

athlete's foot in Arabic

fungal infection
سِعْفَة القَدَم, القَدَم الرِيَاضِي al-qadam ar-riyāḍī
More languagesFewer languages
athlete's foot in Malay
kaki makan air
athlete's foot in Indonesian
kutu air, kaki atlet
athlete's foot in Persian
پای ورزشکاران
athlete's foot in Thai
ฮ่องกงฟุต hɔ̂ng-gong-fút, น้ำกัดเท้า náam-gàt-táao
athlete's foot in Vietnamese
nấm da chân

Synonyms of athlete's foot

Questions about athlete's foot

What does athlete's foot mean?
Athlete's foot means a fungal infection of the skin of the foot, usually between the toes, caused by pathogen fungi, such as Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton interdigitale, syn. Trichophyton mentagrophytes, or Epidermophyton floccosum.
What is athlete's foot in Hindi?
Athlete's foot in Hindi is पैर की दाद (pair kī dād). See Athlete's foot meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is athlete's foot?
Athlete's foot is a noun.

Words near athlete's foot in the dictionary

  1. Athirne
  2. athirst
  3. athleisure
  4. athleisurewear
  5. athlete
  6. athlete's foot
  7. athlete's girdle
  8. athlete's girdles
  9. athlete's heart
  10. athletehood
  11. athletes

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