See Also: ringworm(dictionary)
Ringworm(medicine)
ringworm(encyclopedia)
ringworm(dictionary)
Ringworm(health)
ringworm of scalp(medicine)
ringworm of the nails(medicine)
ringworm yaws(medicine)
scaly ringworm(medicine)
ringworm of nails(medicine)

ringworm (iou)



ringworm noun. LME.
[from RING noun1 + WORM noun, prob. after Du ringworm, Norwegian, Danish ringorm.]
A contagious itching skin-disease occurring in small circular patches, caused by any of several fungi and affecting esp. the scalp or the feet; tinea, athlete's foot.
honeycomb ringworm: see HONEYCOMB noun & adjective.
Comb.: ringworm bush, ringworm shrub a tropical American leguminous shrub, Cassia alata, used as a remedy for ringworm.