What does "tinea" mean?

A fungal infection of the skin, known generally as ringworm.

What is a synonym for "tinea"?

Common synonyms include: ringworm, ague, anthrax, black death, cholera, dermatophytosis.

/ˈtɪ.ni.ə/ noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Noun

1
A fungal infection of the skin, known generally as ringworm. countable, uncountable
"Her knees were ingrained with dirt, her toes raw with tinea, her fingernails black and broken."
2
infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches wordnet

"Her knees were ingrained with dirt, her toes raw with tinea, her fingernails black and broken."

From Latin tinea (“moth; bookworm”).