tinea

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

tinea
    n 1: infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and
         appearing as itching circular patches [syn: {tinea},
         {ringworm}, {roundworm}]
    2: type genus of the Tineidae: clothes moths [syn: {Tinea},
       {genus Tinea}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Tinea \Tin"e*a\, n. [L., a worm, a moth.]
   1. (Med.) A name applied to various skin diseases, but
      especially to ringworm. See {Ringworm}, and {Sycosis}.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Zool.) A genus of small Lepidoptera, including the
      clothes moths and carpet moths.
      [1913 Webster]