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tinea

ti·nea

UK/ˈtɪ.ni.ə/ US/ˈtɪ.ni.ɚ/ uncommon

noun

1.

infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches

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2.

type genus of the Tineidae: clothes moths

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From Latin tinea (“moth; bookworm”).

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