RINGWORM


Meaning of RINGWORM in English

/ring"werrm'/ , 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.

[ 1375-1425; late ME; see RING 1 , WORM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .