Ringworm is a skin disease caused by a fungus. It produces itchy red patches on a person's or animal's skin, especially on their head and between their legs and toes.
[medicine]
ringworm in British English
(ˈrɪŋˌwɜːm)
noun
any of various fungal infections of the skin (esp the scalp) or nails, often appearing as itching circular patches
Also called: tinea
ringworm in American English
(ˈrɪŋˌwɜrm)
noun
any of various contagious skin diseases caused by related varieties of fungus and characterized by itching and the formation of ring-shaped, discolored patches covered with scales or vesicles
Examples of 'ringworm' in a sentence
ringworm
Around them stood a circle of sycophants, like corporate ringworm.