achorion fungus
Medical term for a type of fungus that causes favus (a skin disease). Rare in everyday language; mainly found in medical or historical contexts.
Achorion fungus is known as one of the causative agents of tinea capitis.
Compound of 黄 (yellow), 癬 (ringworm), and 菌 (fungus). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the medical meaning.