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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Ringworm  \Ring"worm"\,  n.  (Med.) 
  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}). 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Trichophyton 
  n  :  a  genus  of  fungus  of  the  family  Moniliaceae;  causes  ringworm 
  [syn:  {Trichophyton},  {genus  Trichophyton}] 




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