Meaning of ringworm

ring•worm

Pronunciation: (ring'wûrm"), [key]

— n. Pathol.

any of a number of contagious skin diseases caused by certain parasitic fungi and characterized by the formation of ring-shaped eruptive patches.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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