tineacapitis

tinea cap·i·tis (kăpʹĭ-tĭs) n.

An infection of the scalp caused by fungi of the genera Microsporum or Trichophyton, characterized by itchy, scaly patches and sometimes hair loss; ringworm of the scalp.

  [New Latin : Medieval Latin tinea, tinea + Latin capitis, genitive of caput, head.]

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