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Noun: kerion
  1. Ringworm infection of the hair follicles of the scalp and beard that usually results in a swelling that is covered with pustules and oozes fluid

Derived forms: kerions

Type of: ringworm, roundworm, tinea

Encyclopedia: Kerion, Greece

Nearest

kerb crawling
Kerbala
Kerbela
kerbside
kerbstone
kerchief
kerching
Kerensky
kerf
kerfuffle
kerion
kerite
kermes
kermes oak
Kern
kern
kernel
kernicterus
Kernig's sign
kerning
kernite