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kerion

kerion noun: a response condition to a fungal ringworm infection of the hair follicles of the scalp and beard accompanied by secondary bacterial infection, usually presenting itself as raised, spongy lesions.

Noun

kerion (uncountable)

  1. A response condition to a fungal ringworm infection of the hair follicles of the scalp and beard accompanied by secondary bacterial infection, usually presenting itself as raised, spongy lesions.

kerion meaning in Tamil

kerion in Tamil

சீழ்க்கூடு, மண்டைத் தோல்சீழ்க்கட்டி, மண்டைத்தோல் கட்டி

Origin of kerion

From Ancient Greek κηρίον (kēríon, “honeycomb”), from κηρός (kērós, “beeswax”).

Questions about kerion

What does kerion mean?
Kerion means a response condition to a fungal ringworm infection of the hair follicles of the scalp and beard accompanied by secondary bacterial infection, usually presenting itself as raised, spongy lesions.
What is kerion in Tamil?
Kerion in Tamil is சீழ்க்கூடு, மண்டைத் தோல்சீழ்க்கட்டி, மண்டைத்தோல் கட்டி. See Kerion meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is kerion?
Kerion is a noun.

Words near kerion in the dictionary

  1. Keri Keri
  2. keriah
  3. Kerikeri
  4. Kerin
  5. Kerins
  6. kerion
  7. keriorrhea
  8. keriothecal
  9. keris
  10. Keristan
  11. Keristans

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Adapted from Wiktionary: kerion (page history and authors); kerion (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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