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noun
A severe, chronic infection of ringworm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: honeycomb ringworm, honeycomb scall, honeycomb tetter
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A tile or flagstone cut into a hexagonal shape to produce a honeycomb pattern.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a contagious fungal infection of the scalp; occurs mainly in Africa and the Middle East
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fungal infection, mycosis
History
Borrowed from Latin favus (“honeycomb”).
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
