ringworm

From ring +‎ worm, being descriptive of what it looks like.

ringworm (uncountable)

1. A contagious fungal infection of the skin, characterised by ring-shaped discoloured patches, covered by vesicles or scales.
   • "As listed above, 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."

• dermatophytosis
• tinea

• athlete’s foot
• barber’s itch
• jock itch

• dermatomycosis

Compound of ring +‎ worm.

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɪŋ.ʋɔrm/

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• Hyphenation: ring‧worm

ringworm m (plural ringwormen)

1. annelid, worm of the phylum Annelida
2. ringworm, infectious fungal disease