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FAVUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does favus mean?
• FAVUS (noun)
The noun FAVUS has 1 sense:
1. a contagious fungal infection of the scalp; occurs mainly in Africa and the Middle East
Familiarity information: FAVUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A contagious fungal infection of the scalp; occurs mainly in Africa and the Middle East
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("favus" is a kind of...):
fungal infection; mycosis (an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus)
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