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tineae

tineae 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 tineae

What is tineae the plural of?
Tineae is the plural of tinea.

Words near tineae in the dictionary

  1. tinea cruris
  2. tinea pedis
  3. tinea unguium
  4. tinea versicolor
  5. tinea versicolour
  6. tineae
  7. tineal
  8. tineas
  9. tined
  10. Tineg
  11. tineid

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