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Ringworm

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

A contagious affection of the skin due to the presence of a vegetable parasite and forming ring shaped discolored patches covered with vesicles or powdery scales It occurs either on the body the face or the scalp Different varieties are distinguished as Tinea circinata Tinea tonsurans etc but all are caused by the same parasite a species of Trichophyton

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