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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 ring·worm /ˈrɪŋˌwɚ/
 輪癬;金錢癬

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 ring·worm /ˈrɪŋˌwɝm/ 名詞
 癬菌病,癬

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ring·worm n. Med. 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).
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 ringworm
      n : infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and
          appearing as itching circular patches [syn: tinea, roundworm]