Caterpillar

Japanese: たむし
Caterpillar

A skin disease caused by the parasitic fungus tinea. Jock itch is the common name for stubborn tinea, while zen itch is the common name for small, vesicular tinea.

[Nonami Eiichiro]

[Reference] | Tinea gracilis | Ringworm

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

白癬(はくせん)菌の寄生によっておこる皮膚病をいう。いんきんたむしは頑癬(がんせん)、ぜにたむしは斑(はん)状小水疱(すいほう)性白癬の俗称である。

[野波英一郎]

[参照項目] | 頑癬 | 白癬

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