FAVUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A contagious fungal infection of the scalp; occurs mainly in Africa and the Middle East

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("favus" is a kind of...):

fungal infection; mycosis (an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus)

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