athlete's foot
nounDefinition of athlete's foot
: ringworm of the feet
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Having damp feet can also create a breeding ground for athlete's foot, as can long nails, which can house (and spread) the fungi in question. — Patia Braithwaite, SELF, "Yes, You Really Should Wear Shower Shoes in the Gym Locker Room," 12 June 2019 Appropriately enough, tinea pedis, or athlete's foot, is the most common fungal infection picked up in gyms, according to Fullem. — Scott Douglas, sun-sentinel.com, "Your gym is teeming with invisible members: Germs. Here’s how to avoid them.," 29 July 2019 An overgrowth of dermatophytes like trichophyton can cause issues like athlete's foot, an infection that begins as an itchy, red, and scaly rash that starts between the toes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). — Patia Braithwaite, SELF, "Yes, You Really Should Wear Shower Shoes in the Gym Locker Room," 12 June 2019 To create some of the features of the AM4MN, adidas designers used scans of athletes' feet and ARAMIS motion capture technology used by NASA, to learn more about how an athlete's foot moves during a game. — Demetrio Teniente, Houston Chronicle, "Adidas unveils 'AM4MN' Super Bowl LII cleats," 1 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'athlete's foot.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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athlete's foot
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of athlete's foot
medical
: a condition in which the skin between and around the toes cracks and peels
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athlete's foot
nounKids Definition of athlete's foot
: a fungus infection of the foot marked by blisters, itching, and cracks between and under the toes
athlete's foot
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Medical Definition of athlete's foot
: ringworm of the feet
— called also tinea pedis