tinea Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches
    roundworm; ringworm.
  2. noun type genus of the Tineidae: clothes moths
    genus Tinea.

WordNet

Tin"e*a noun
Etymology
L., a worm, a moth.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) A name applied to various skin diseases, but especially to ringworm. See Ringworm, and Sycosis.
  2. (Zoöl.) A genus of small Lepidoptera, including the clothes moths and carpet moths.

Webster 1913