What does tinea capitis mean?

tinea capitis means "fungal infection of the scalp characterized by bald patches".

Is tinea capitis a common word?

tinea capitis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

tinea capitis — meaning, pronunciation and definition

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1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
fungal infection of the scalp characterized by bald patches
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What does tinea capitis mean?: tinea capitis means "fungal infection of the scalp characterized by bald patches".
Is tinea capitis a common word?: tinea capitis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for tinea capitis come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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