Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tinea

2 senses of tinea

Sense 1
tinea, ringworm, roundworm -- (infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches)
       => fungal infection, mycosis -- (an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus)

Sense 2
Tinea, genus Tinea -- (type genus of the Tineidae: clothes moths)
       => arthropod genus -- (a genus of arthropods)