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tinea

[tin-ee-uh] / ˈtɪn i ə /
NOUN
athlete's foot
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He still had access to the university’s considerable research databases, which meant he could help her look up articles on Tinea versicolor.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024

After consulting her dermatologist, Simpson-Einziger was diagnosed with a temporary fungal infection called Tinea versicolor, which can lighten or darken skin pigmentation as a result of humidity.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024

And, man, as great as all the cameos are, I don’t want to lose sight of the performance that Tinea put on in that role.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2023

Tinea Greenway, a warehouse worker from Brooklyn, said before the election, she felt pressured by the messages she kept hearing both from Amazon and ALU organizers, and just wanted to make the decision herself.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2022

Uses.—The plant has much reputation in India in the treatment of skin diseases, and indeed its efficiency is great in the stubborn Tinea circinata tropica, known throughout the Orient as “dhobie-itch.”

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers




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