Ringworm
['rɪŋwɜːm] or ['rɪŋ'wɝm]
Definition
(n.) 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).
Editor: Priscilla
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Circular herpes or tetter.
Editor: Manuel
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of having ringworms appear on you, you will have a slight illness, and some exasperating difficulty in the near future. To see them on others, beggars and appeals for charity will beset you.
Typist: Waldo