Ringworm Synonyms

rĭngwûrm
Infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. tinea
  2. athlete-s-foot
  3. circular herpes
  4. dermatophytosis
  5. serpigo
  6. roundworm

Words Related to Ringworm

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. scabies
  2. folliculitis
  3. dermatophyte
  4. stomatitis
  5. conjunctivitis
  6. onychomycosis
  7. cruris
  8. erysipelas
  9. candidal
  10. paronychia
  11. threadworm
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Ringworm Sentence Examples

  • You can catch ringworm by touching people who are infected or by sharing things like combs or shoes.

  • Ringworm is a skin infection caused by fungus that can affect the scalp, skin, fingers, toenails, or feet.

  • Carbolic acid is an efficient parasiticide, and is largely used in destroying the fungus of ringworm and of the skin disease known as pityriasis versicolor.

  • Where can I swim in the Thames without getting ringworm?

  • About one sixth of the native population of the interior, and a smaller proportion of those living on the coast, suffer from a kind of ringworm called kurap, which also prevails almost universally among the Sakai and Semang, the aboriginal hill tribes of the Malayan Peninsula.

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