favus

noun

fa·​vus ˈfā-vəs 

: any of several contagious skin diseases caused by ascomycetous fungi (such as Trichophyton schoenleinii) and occurring in humans and many domestic animals

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, honeycomb

First Known Use

circa 1543, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

favus

noun

fa·​vus ˈfā-vəs 

: a contagious skin disease of humans and many domestic animals and fowl that is caused by a fungus (as Trichophyton schoenleinii) and that in humans chiefly affects the scalp with the formation of scutula followed by hair loss and scarring

called also honeycomb ringworm

favic

-vik 

adjective