ringworm

[医] 癣, 癣菌病

发音

US /ˈɹɪŋˌwɝm/
其它

词形变化

ringworms 复数 ringworms

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A contagious fungal infection of the skin, characterized by ring-shaped discolored patches, covered by vesicles or scales.

    癣

    癣疥

    不可数

    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.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

tinea

上位词 1

mycosis

下位词 9

athlete's foot barber's itch dhobi itch eczema marginatum jock itch kerion tinea cruris tinea pedis tinea unguium

相关短语

scalp ringworm honeycomb ringworm [医] 黄癣 groin ringworm

词源

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

来源：wiktionary