TINEA CAPITIS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fungal infection of the scalp characterized by bald patches

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("tinea capitis" is a kind of...):

ringworm; roundworm; tinea (infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches)

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