Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Ringworm"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ringworm \Ring"worm"\, n. (Med.)
A contagious affection of the skin due to the presence of a
vegetable parasite, and forming ring-shaped discolored
patches covered with vesicles or powdery scales. It occurs
either on the body, the face, or the scalp. Different
varieties are distinguished as {Tinea circinata}, {Tinea
tonsurans}, etc., but all are caused by the same parasite (a
species of {Trichophyton}).
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
ringworm
n : infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and
appearing as itching circular patches [syn: {tinea}, {roundworm}]
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