FAVUS


Meaning of FAVUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfā-vəs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, honeycomb

Date: circa 1543

: any of several contagious skin diseases caused by ascomycetous fungi (as Trichophyton schoenleinii ) and occurring in humans and many domestic animals

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.