ringworm
US/ˈɹɪŋˌwɝm/
ringworm noun: a contagious fungal infection of the skin, characterized by ring-shaped discolored patches, covered by vesicles or scales.
Noun
ringworm (usually uncountable, plural ringworms)
- A contagious fungal infection of the skin, characterized by ring-shaped discolored patches, covered by vesicles or scales.
- In superficial mycoses infection is localised to the skin, the hair, and the nails. An example is ringworm or tinea, an infection of the skin by a dermatophyte.
- Many of these natives, especially the lower classes, and fishermen, have their skins disfigured in a singular manner, by a sort of scurfy disease, similar to the ring-worm, or rather to a person whose skin was peeling off from the effects of the sun.1848 December, “Pacific Ocean: The Island of Bornabi”, in The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle, volume 17, number 12, page 647
- Synonyms:
- dermatophytosis, tinea
ringworm meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
ringworm in Hindi
- contagious fungal affliction of the skin
- दाद dād
ringworm in Tamil
- படர்தாமரை, வளையப்புழு
ringworm in Urdu
- داد
ringworm in Bengali
- ringworm
- দাদ dad
More languagesFewer languages
- ringworm in Telugu
- తామర tāmara
- ringworm in Malayalam
- വട്ടച്ചൊറി vaṭṭaccoṟi, ചുണങ്ങ് cuṇaṅṅŭ
- ringworm in Kannada
- ತಾಮರೆ
- ringworm in Nepali
- दाद dād
- ringworm in Arabic
- سَعْفَة saʕfa, قَرَع qaraʕ, قُوبَاء qūbāʔ
- ringworm in Malay
- kurap
- ringworm in Indonesian
- kurap
- ringworm in Thai
- กลาก glàak
- ringworm in Vietnamese
- hắc lào
Synonyms of ringworm
Forms of ringworm
| plural | ringworms |
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Origin of ringworm
From Middle English ringworm (“ringworm; intestinal worm”), from Old English rengwyrm (“maw-worm, intestinal worm”), equivalent to ring + worm.
Words formed from ringworm
- beard ringworm
- gray patch ringworm
- groin ringworm
- honeycomb ringworm
- ringwormed
- scalp ringworm
- sylvatic ringworm
Questions about ringworm
- What does ringworm mean?
- Ringworm means a contagious fungal infection of the skin, characterized by ring-shaped discolored patches, covered by vesicles or scales.
- What is ringworm in Hindi?
- Ringworm in Hindi is दाद (dād). See Ringworm meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is ringworm?
- Ringworm is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ringworm?
- Ringworm is pronounced /ˈɹɪŋˌwɝm/ (US).
- What is the plural of ringworm?
- The plural of ringworm is ringworms.
Words near ringworm in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: ringworm (page history and authors); ringworm (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ringworm (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); দাদ (Bengali) (page history and authors); ringworm (Kannada 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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