Meaning Of The Word Favus
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Favus Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Favus?
favus in American English
an infectious skin disease of humans and many animals, esp. fowl, caused by an imperfect fungus (esp. Trichophyton schoenleinii) and characterized by itching and the formation of yellow crusts usually about the hair follicles, esp. on the head noun: a skin disease, esp. of the scalp, characterized by dry yellow encrustations that have an unpleasant odor, usually caused by the fungus Trichophyton schoenleinii. favus in British English noun: an infectious fungal skin disease of humans and some domestic animals, characterized by formation of a honeycomb-like mass of roundish dry cup-shaped crusts |
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