- tinea, ringworm, roundworm - infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches
--1 is a kind of fungal infection, mycosis
--1 has particulars:dhobi itch; kerion; tinea pedis, athlete's foot; tinea barbae, barber's itch; tinea capitis; tinea corporis; tinea cruris, jock itch, eczema marginatum; tinea unguium