Ringworm Definition

rĭngwûrm
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.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Ringworm

Noun

Singular:
ringworm
Plural:
ringworms

Origin of Ringworm

  • From ring +"Ž worm, being descriptive of what it looks like.

    From Wiktionary

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