Tine
noun
1.
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
noun
1.
a slender prong, esp of a fork
2.
any of the sharp terminal branches of a deer’s antler
tine (tīn)
n.
The slender pointed end of an instrument, such as an explorer used in dentistry.
An instrument usually containing several individual prongs and used to introduce antigen, such as tuberculin, into the skin.
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noun, Pathology. 1. any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm. noun 1. any fungal skin disease, esp ringworm tinea tin·e·a (tĭn’ē-ə) n. Any of various fungal skin infections caused chiefly by species of the genera Microsporum, Trichophyton, andEpidermophyton. tin’e·al adj. tinea (tĭn’ē-ə) See ringworm.
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- Tinea capitis
tinea capitis tinea cap·i·tis (kāp’ĭ-tĭs) n. A fungal infection of the scalp, characterized by patches of apparent baldness, scaling, black dots, and occasionally erythema and pyoderma.
- Tinea corporis
tinea corporis tinea cor·po·ris (kôr’pər-ĭs) n. A fungal infection of the body, characterized by a scaling macular eruption that frequently forms annular lesions on nonhairy parts of the body.
- Tinea-cruris
[kroo r-is] /ˈkrʊər ɪs/ noun, Pathology. 1. jock itch. tinea cruris tinea cru·ris (krur’ĭs) n. A fungal infection of the skin of the groin, occurring especially in males. Also called eczema marginatum, jock itch.