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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
athlete's foot
 
SYLLABICATION:ath·lete's foot
PRONUNCIATION:thlts
NOUN: A contagious fungal skin infection caused by a species of Trichophyton or Epidermophyton that usually affects the feet, especially the skin between the toes, and is characterized by itching, blisters, cracking, and scaling; ringworm of the foot. Also called tinea pedis.
 
 
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