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athlete's foot

NOUN
ringworm of the feet
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Patients arrived with gangrenous foot wounds that harried providers elsewhere brushed off as athlete’s foot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026

Norms eventually hopes to offer products for “the butt to the gut and beyond,” Katz said about future ventures for athlete’s foot, jock itch and constipation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025

A "take-off zone" will be used instead of the traditional wooden board, where a no-jump is called if the athlete's foot crosses the line.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2024

Herbalists recommend calendula lotions, creams, and ointments for chapped skin, eczema, minor cuts and burns, diaper rash, insect bites, hemorrhoids, athlete’s foot, and varicose veins.

From National Geographic ● Feb. 7, 2024

My face must have been burning like an animated case of athlete’s foot in a Lotrimin commercial.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan



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