ringworm

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈrɪŋwɜːrm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈrɪŋˌwɝm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ring′wûrm′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ring•worm /ˈrɪŋˌwɜrm/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Pathologya skin disease caused by fungi.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ring•worm  (ring′wûrm′),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologyany of a number of contagious skin diseases caused by certain parasitic fungi and characterized by the formation of ring-shaped eruptive patches.
  • 1375–1425; late Middle English; see ring1, worm

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ringworm / ˈrɪŋˌwɜːm/
  1. any of various fungal infections of the skin (esp the scalp) or nails, often appearing as itching circular patches
    Also called: tinea
'ringworm' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
athlete's foot - barber's itch - dermatophyte - griseofulvin - serpigo - tinea
In Lists: Rings, more...

Forum discussions with the word(s) "ringworm" in the title:


Look up "ringworm" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "ringworm" at dictionary.com
  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Report an inappropriate ad.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!

Become a WordReference Supporter to view the site ad-free.