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tineæ

tineæ is the plural of tinea.

Meaning of tinea

Noun

tinea (countable and uncountable, plural tineas or tineae)

  1. A fungal infection of the skin, known generally as ringworm.
    • Her knees were ingrained with dirt, her toes raw with tinea, her fingernails black and broken.1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 6
    Synonyms:
    dermatophytosis

Questions about tineæ

What is tineæ the plural of?
Tineæ is the plural of tinea.

Words near tineæ in the dictionary

  1. Tiner
  2. Tiners
  3. tines
  4. tinet
  5. Tinewald
  6. tineæ
  7. tinfish
  8. tinfoil
  9. tinfoil hat
  10. tinfoil hats
  11. tinfoil hatter

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