Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tinea versicolor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables: tinea ver-si-col-or
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A skin condition of a yeast infection causing discoloured patches on the trunk and proximal extremities.

Inflected Forms

tinea versicolour (alternative)

Synonyms

pityriasis versicolor

Questions

What does tinea versicolor mean?: A skin condition of a yeast infection causing discoloured patches on the trunk and proximal extremities.

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