barber's itch

Thân thiện

A man visits the barber for a shave and develops barber's itch.

Definition

Noun: A fungal infection of the skin, specifically affecting the bearded area of the face and neck. It is characterized by inflammation, itching, and sometimes pustules. The medical term for this condition is tinea barbae.

Usage

This term is used to describe a specific medical condition. It is a somewhat informal or common name for a technical dermatological issue. - After getting a shave at the old shop, he developed a case of barber's itch. - The doctor diagnosed the rash on his jaw as barber's itch.

Advanced Usage

• The term "barber's itch" historically implied the infection could be contracted from unclean barber tools, though it can occur from other sources of fungal transmission.
• It is important to distinguish it from other skin conditions like bacterial folliculitis, which might have similar symptoms but a different cause.

Variants and Related Words

• Tinea barbae (n): The formal medical term for barber's itch.
• Ringworm of the beard (n): Another descriptive common name for the same condition.

Synonyms

• Fungal folliculitis (in the beard area)
• Beard ringworm

Related Phrases

• No common idioms or phrasal verbs are directly associated with this specific medical term.

Học thuật

Noun

1. fungal infection of the face and neck

Từ đồng nghĩa

• tinea barbae