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favus

fa·vus [ fáyvəss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
skin disease: an infectious skin disease that affects people, especially on the scalp, and some domestic animals, causing the formation of dry yellowish encrustations. It is caused by a fungus, Trichophyton schoenleinii.

[Mid-16th century. < Latin, "honeycomb"]
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