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tinea capitis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables
tinea -capi-tis
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

n

fungal infection of the scalp characterized by bald patches

Questions

What does tinea capitis mean?
fungal infection of the scalp characterized by bald patches

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