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athlete's foot: see ringworm ringworm or tinea , superficial eruption of the skin caused by a fungus, chiefly Microsporum, Trichophyton, or Epidermophyton.
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athlete's foot

Form of ringworm that affects the feet. In the inflammatory type, the infection may lie inactive much of the time, with occasional acute episodes in which blisters develop, mostly between the toes. The dry type is a chronic condition marked by slight redness of the skin and dry scaling that may involve the sole and sides of the foot and the toenails, which become thick and brittle.

athlete's foot

a fungal infection of the skin of the foot, esp between the toes and on the soles

athlete's foot [′ath‚lēts ′fu̇t]

(medicine)

Dermatophytosis of the feet, usually affecting the skin between the toes.

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