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ringworm en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɹɪŋˌwɝm/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English ringworm (“ringworm; intestinal worm”), from Old English rengwyrm (“maw-worm, intestinal worm”), equivalent to ring + worm.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) A contagious fungal infection of the skin, characterized by ring-shaped discolored patches, covered by vesicles or scales.
   • In superficial mycoses infection is localised to the skin, the hair, and the nails. An example is ringworm or tinea, an infection of the skin by a dermatophyte.
   • Many of these natives, especially the lower classes, and fishermen, have their skins disfigured in a singular manner, by a sort of scurfy disease, similar to the ring-worm, or rather to a person whose skin was peeling off from the effects of the sun. 1848 December, “Pacific Ocean: The Island of Bornabi”, in The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle, volume 17, number 12, page 647:

Forms

Deriveds

ringwormed · scalp ringworm · beard ringworm · gray patch ringworm · groin ringworm · sylvatic ringworm · honeycomb ringworm

Hyponyms

jock itch · athlete’s foot · barber’s itch

Relateds

dermatomycosis

Synonyms

tinea · dermatophytosis

Translations (57)

vi hắc lào (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · it tigna (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · sv ringorm (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · fr roue de Sainte-Catherine (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · hi दाद (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · fr rogne (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · sv revorm (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · fi silsa (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · mi muna (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · ary قرع (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · pl strupień woszczynowy (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · pt tinha (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · cmn 癬疥 /癣疥 (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · ha màkērṑ (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · ny chiwengo (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · cmn 癬 /癣 (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · nl ringworm (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · mnc ᡶᡳᠶᡝᠯᡝᠨ (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · te తామర (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · th กลาก (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · wa rowe Sinte-Catrene (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · de Glatzflechte (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · ru стригу́щий лиша́й (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · ms kurap (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · eo favo (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · nrf tangne (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · de Ringelflechte (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · id kurap (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · pt porrigem (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · ml ചുണങ്ങ് (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · mt ħżieża (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · unm mishhwe (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · es tinea (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · km ស្រែង (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · gl tiña (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · cy tarwden (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · ar قُوبَاء (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · ja 白癬 (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · pl grzybica woszczynowa (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · wa diele (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · cy gwreinen (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · wa tigne (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · pl parch (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · ca tinya (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · es tiña (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · sq qere (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · ar سَعْفَة (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · fr teigne (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · ang dēawwyrm (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · cy gwreinyn (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · ary ڭوب (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · ar قَرَع (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · ko 버짐 (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · ny chipere (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · ml വട്ടച്ചൊറി (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · ne दाद (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) · de Flechtengrind (contagious fungal affliction of the skin)