Ringworm synonyms

rĭng'wûrm'

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dermatophytosis
(Medicine) A fungal infection of the skin caused by a dermatophyte.
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roundworm
An invertebrate animal of the phylum Nematoda and other similar phyla. Many species of roundworms are parasites.
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athlete-s-foot
A common fungous infection of the skin of the feet; ringworm of the feet
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circular herpes
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serpigo
Any spreading skin disease, as ringworm
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tinea
A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Tineinae — clothes moths.
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scabies (related)
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folliculitis (related)
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dermatophyte (related)
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stomatitis (related)
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conjunctivitis (related)
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onychomycosis (related)
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cruris (related)
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erysipelas (related)
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threadworm (related)
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impetigo (related)
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candidal (related)
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paronychia (related)
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Find another word for ringworm. In this page you can discover 18 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for ringworm, like: dermatophytosis, roundworm, athlete-s-foot, circular herpes, serpigo, tinea, scabies, folliculitis, dermatophyte, stomatitis and conjunctivitis.
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  • You can catch ringworm by touching people who are infected or by sharing things like combs or shoes.

  • Ringworm: Cats suffer from the fungal disease called ringworm: Cats suffer from the fungal disease called ringworm.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • It may also be employed as a parasiticide in ringworm and similar conditions.

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