"favus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfeɪvəs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-favus.wav Forms: favi [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪvəs Etymology: Borrowed from Latin favus (“honeycomb”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|favus||honeycomb}} Latin favus (“honeycomb”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|favi}} favus (countable and uncountable, plural favi)
  1. (medicine) A severe, chronic infection of ringworm. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: honeycomb ringworm, honeycomb scall, honeycomb tetter Translations (infection): keçəllik (Azerbaijani), favus [masculine] (French), teigne faveuse [feminine] (French), Erbgrind [masculine] (German), κασίδα (kasída) [feminine] (Greek), tigna favosa [feminine] (Italian), парша́ (paršá) [feminine] (Russian), фа́вус (fávus) [masculine] (Russian), favus [masculine] (Spanish), tiña fávica [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-favus-en-noun-r2GO63lT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 73 17 4 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 12 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 79 21 Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'infection': 98 2
  2. A tile or flagstone cut into a hexagonal shape to produce a honeycomb pattern. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Fungal diseases
    Sense id: en-favus-en-noun-NMX9XsF4 Disambiguation of Fungal diseases: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: favose

Inflected forms

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