JOCK ITCH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does jock itch mean? 

• JOCK ITCH (noun)
  The noun JOCK ITCH has 1 sense:

1. fungal infection of the groin (most common in men)

  Familiarity information: JOCK ITCH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JOCK ITCH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fungal infection of the groin (most common in men)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

eczema marginatum; jock itch; tinea cruris

Hypernyms ("jock itch" is a kind of...):

ringworm; roundworm; tinea (infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches)