ringworm : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: ringworm	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for ringworm
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ringworm n infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches Synonym(s): tinea, ringworm, roundworm
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}).