jock itch

English

Noun

jock itch (uncountable)

1. A fungal infection, tinea cruris, of the groin region, usually due to the fungus Trichophyton rubrum, but also Candida albicans, Trichophyton interdigitale, Epidermophyton floccosum, and others.

Synonyms

• crotch itch
• crotch rot
• Dhobi itch
• eczema marginatum
• groin ringworm
• gym itch
• jock rot
• scrot rot
• tinea cruris

Translations

fungal infection of the groin

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 股癬／股癣 (zh) (gǔxuǎn)

• Finnish: nivussilsa
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Thai: สังคัง (th) (sǎng-kang)