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favus

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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈfeɪvəs/Part of speech nounSorted afsuvStarts with FEnds with S0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a contagious fungal infection of the scalp; occurs mainly in Africa and the Middle East

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin favus (“honeycomb”).

Used in a sentence

  • The first signs of an attack of favus are small, pale, irregular, cup-like spots on the comb or wattles, generally appearing on the comb first.

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