ringworm

ringworm englannista suomeksi

1. pälvisilsa, silsa

0. Substantiivi

1. silsa

ringworm englanniksi

1. A contagious fungal infection of the skin, characterised by ring-shaped discoloured patches, covered by vesicles or scales.

''In superficial mycoses infection is localised to the skin, the hair, and the nails. An example is ringworm or tinea, an infection of the skin by a dermatophyte.''

2. (quote-journal)|volume=17|issue=12|page=(gbooks)|passage=Many of these natives, especially the lower classes, and fishermen, have their skins disfigured in a singular manner, by a sort of scurfy disease, similar to the ring-worm, or rather to a person whose skin was peeling off from the effects of the sun.

3. annelid, worm of the phylum Annelida

4. (l), infectious fungal disease