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favus en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈfeɪvəs/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin favus (“honeycomb”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A severe, chronic infection of ringworm.
   • The first signs of an attack of favus are small, pale, irregular, cup-like spots on the comb or wattles, generally appearing on the comb first. 1901 July 19, “Favus in Poultry”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 10, page 317:
2. (countable, uncountable) A tile or flagstone cut into a hexagonal shape to produce a honeycomb pattern.

Forms

Deriveds

favose

Synonyms

honeycomb scall · honeycomb ringworm · honeycomb tetter

Translations (12)

az keçəllik (infection) · it tigna favosa (infection) · ru парша́ (infection) · fi päähkä (infection) · es tiña fávica (infection) · el κασίδα (infection) · fr teigne faveuse (infection) · de Erbgrind (infection) · pl grzybica woszczynowa (infection) · es favus (infection) · fr favus (infection) · ru фа́вус (infection)