ringworm; tinea
Medical term for a fungal skin infection; in everyday conversation, specific names like みずむし (athlete's foot) or たむし (jock itch) are more common.
Ringworm is a fungal infection of the skin.
I was diagnosed with tinea by the doctor.
onychomycosis; tinea unguium; fungal nail infection
Trichophyton fungus; dermatophyte causing ringworm
athlete's foot; tinea pedis
scalp ringworm; tinea capitis
From Chinese 白癬 (báixuǎn), literally 'white ringworm'. The Japanese reading is on'yomi.