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Definition of: tinea
(tin′ē·ə) noun
1. Any of a genus (Tinea) of small, narrow–winged moths, including the case–making clothes moth (T. pellionella).
2. Pathol. Ringworm; any fungous skin disease. [<NL <L, a moth, gnawing worm]
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