ALL meanings of favus
fa·vus
F f - noun favus (medicine) A severe, chronic infection of ringworm. 1
- noun plural favus Pathology. a skin disease, especially of the scalp, characterized by dry yellow encrustations that have an unpleasant odor, usually caused by the fungus Trichophyton schoenleinii. 1
- noun plural favus a hexagonal paving tile or stone. 1
- noun favus A tile or flagstone cut into a hexagonal shape to produce a honeycomb pattern. 0
- noun favus an infectious fungal skin disease of man and some domestic animals, characterized by formation of a honeycomb-like mass of roundish dry cup-shaped crusts 0
- noun favus an infectious skin disease of humans and many animals, esp. fowl, caused by an imperfect fungus (esp. Trichophyton schoenleinii) and characterized by itching and the formation of yellow crusts usually about the hair follicles, esp. on the head 0