ringworm

Word Type

n.

ringworm Meaning Definition

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).

Synonyms for ringworm

African lethargy,Asiatic cholera,Chagres fever,German measles,Haverhill fever,acne,acne vulgaris,acute articular rheumatism,ague,alkali disease,amebiasis,amebic dysentery,anthrax,bacillary dysentery,bastard measles,black death,black fever,blackwater fever,breakbone fever,brucellosis,bubonic plague,cachectic fever,cerebral rheumatism,chicken pox,cholera,cowpox,dandy fever,deer fly fever,dengue,dengue fever,dermamycosis,dermatitis,dermatosis,diphtheria,dumdum fever,dysentery,eczema,elephantiasis,encephalitis lethargica,enteric fever,epithelioma,erysipelas,erythema,exanthem,famine fever,five-day fever,flu,frambesia,glandular fever,grippe,hansenosis,heat rash,hepatitis,herpes,herpes simplex,herpes zoster,histoplasmosis,hives,hookworm,hydrophobia,impetigo,infantile paralysis,infectious mononucleosis,inflammatory rheumatism,influenza,itch,jail fever,jungle rot,kala azar,kissing disease,lepra,leprosy,leptospirosis,lichen,lichen primus,loa loa,loaiasis,lockjaw,lupus,lupus vulgaris,madness,malaria,malarial fever,marsh fever,measles,meningitis,miliaria,milzbrand,mumps,ornithosis,osteomyelitis,paratyphoid fever,parotitis,parrot fever,pemphigus,pertussis,pneumonia,polio,poliomyelitis,polyarthritis rheumatism,ponos,prickly heat,pruigo,pruritus,psittacosis,psora,rabbit fever,rabies,rat-bite fever,relapsing fever,rheumatic fever,rickettsialpox,rubella,rubeola,scabies,scarlatina,scarlet fever,schistosomiasis,septic sore throat,shingles,skin cancer,sleeping sickness,sleepy sickness,smallpox,snail fever,splenic fever,spotted fever,strep throat,swamp fever,tetanus,tetter,thrush,tinea,trench fever,trench mouth,tuberculosis,tularemia,typhoid,typhoid fever,typhus,typhus fever,undulant fever,vaccinia,varicella,variola,venereal disease,viral dysentery,whooping cough,yaws,yellow fever,yellow jack,zona,zoster

Synonym Search Links for ringworm

African lethargyAsiatic choleraChagres feverGerman measlesHaverhill feveracneacne vulgarisacute articular rheumatismaguealkali diseaseamebiasisamebic dysenteryanthraxbacillary dysenterybastard measlesblack deathblack feverblackwater feverbreakbone feverbrucellosisbubonic plaguecachectic fevercerebral rheumatismchicken poxcholeracowpoxdandy feverdeer fly feverdenguedengue feverdermamycosisdermatitisdermatosisdiphtheriadumdum feverdysenteryeczemaelephantiasisencephalitis lethargicaenteric feverepitheliomaerysipelaserythemaexanthemfamine feverfive-day feverfluframbesiaglandular fevergrippehansenosisheat rashhepatitisherpesherpes simplexherpes zosterhistoplasmosishiveshookwormhydrophobiaimpetigoinfantile paralysisinfectious mononucleosisinflammatory rheumatisminfluenzaitchjail feverjungle rotkala azarkissing diseaselepraleprosyleptospirosislichenlichen primusloa loaloaiasislockjawlupuslupus vulgarismadnessmalariamalarial fevermarsh fevermeaslesmeningitismiliariamilzbrandmumpsornithosisosteomyelitisparatyphoid feverparotitisparrot feverpemphiguspertussispneumoniapoliopoliomyelitispolyarthritis rheumatismponosprickly heatpruigoprurituspsittacosispsorarabbit feverrabiesrat-bite feverrelapsing feverrheumatic feverrickettsialpoxrubellarubeolascabiesscarlatinascarlet feverschistosomiasisseptic sore throatshinglesskin cancersleeping sicknesssleepy sicknesssmallpoxsnail feversplenic feverspotted feverstrep throatswamp fevertetanustetterthrushtineatrench fevertrench mouthtuberculosistularemiatyphoidtyphoid fevertyphustyphus feverundulant fevervacciniavaricellavariolavenereal diseaseviral dysenterywhooping coughyawsyellow feveryellow jackzonazoster