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Meaning of "favus" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FAVUS

From New Latin, from Latin: honeycomb.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FAVUS

favus  [ˈfeɪvəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FAVUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Favus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FAVUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

favus

Favus

Favus is a disease usually affecting the scalp, but occurring occasionally on any part of the skin, and even at times on mucous membranes.

Definition of favus in the English dictionary

The definition of favus in the dictionary is an infectious fungal skin disease of man and some domestic animals, characterized by formation of a honeycomb-like mass of roundish dry cup-shaped crusts.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FAVUS


acclivous
əˈklaɪvəs
canvas
ˈkænvəs
canvass
ˈkænvəs
clavus
ˈkleɪvəs
Corvus
ˈkɔːvəs
declivous
dɪˈklaɪvəs
favous
ˈfeɪvəs
festivous
ˈfɛstɪvəs
fulvous
ˈfʌlvəs
grievous
ˈɡriːvəs
hircocervus
ˌhɜːkəʊˈsɜːvəs
longaevous
lɒnˈdʒiːvəs
longevous
lɒnˈdʒiːvəs
mischievous
ˈmɪstʃɪvəs
naevus
ˈniːvəs
nervous
ˈnɜːvəs
nevus
ˈniːvəs
recidivous
rɪˈsɪdɪvəs
redivivus
ˌrɛdɪˈvaɪvəs
saxicavous
sækˈsɪkəvəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FAVUS

favorite son
favorless
favors
favose
favour
favourable
favourable pressure gradient
favourableness
favourably
favouredness
favourer
favouringly
favourite
favourites
favouritism
favourless
favours
favous
Favrile glass
faw

WORDS THAT END LIKE FAVUS

famous
focus
gorgeous
Jesus
Mauritius
miscellaneous
nous
numerous
plus
previous
religious
ridiculous
serious
status
sus
thus
us
various
versus
virus

Synonyms and antonyms of favus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «favus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FAVUS

Find out the translation of favus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of favus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «favus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

favus
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

favus
570 millions of speakers

English

favus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

favus
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القراع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

парша
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

favus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

favus
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

favus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Favus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

favus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

favus
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

favus
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Favus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

favus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

favus
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Favus
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

favus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

favo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

favus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

парша
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

favus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άχωρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

favus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

favus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

favus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of favus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FAVUS»

The term «favus» is normally little used and occupies the 110.968 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FAVUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «favus» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «favus» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about favus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FAVUS»

Discover the use of favus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to favus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Treatise on Diseases of the Hair
We have never seen a case of ringworm and favus on the same scalp. As in other inflammatory diseases of the scalp, enlargement of the glands of the neck is quite commonly encountered. Kaposi says that in the course of such fevers as ...
George Thomas Jackson, Charles Wood McMurtry, 1912
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JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
11, 1919 to differ ill some points of morphology from that of human favus. A somewhat similar account is that of Zander," who noted that the disease might easily cause the death of an infected mouse. He also raised the question of identity ...
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Glasgow Medical Journal
them intact was further increased, if to these four points of difference in the scntula we add those previously mentioned, viz. : — "5. The quicker appearance of reaction with Favus I. " 6. The severer symptoms of inflammation, especially at first ...
4
British and Foreign Medico-chirurgical Review: Or, Quarterly ...
The term favus is derived from the resemblance of the cup, and particularly of the coherent cups to a honey-comb. Its synonyms are numerous — for example, tinea favosa, tinea lupinosa, tinea vera, tineaficosa, porrigo lupinosa, &c. Bazin ...
5
The British Journal of Dermatology and Syphilis
at the same time, in the same region and in the same individual, were and remained so dissimilar (see frontispiece). These differences—which would strike at once even those who have not had much experience of favus—I demonstrated with ...
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The British Journal of Dermatology
at the same time, in the same region and in the same individual, were and remained so dissimilar (see frontispiece). These differences — which would strike at once even those who have not had much experience of favus — I demonstrated ...
7
Textbook of skin diseases
As the result of the clinical observation,* that favus or herpes tonsurans frequently appear on parts to which bandages and compresses have been applied, — Hebra attributes all the vegetable parasitic affections to the presence of one fungus ...
Isidor Neumann, 1871
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A Practical treatise on the diseases of the hair and scalp
548. Guibout — Teigne Faveuse, Favus, ou Porrigo Favosa, Gaz. des Hôp. 1886, fix 75. 549. Hillier — Favus; Treatment by Epilation; Cure, Med. Times & Gaz. 1864, ii. 118. 550. Hillier— Notes on Skin Diseases, Med. Times & Gaz. 1867, i. 34.
George Thomas Jackson, 1894
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Index-catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon-General's ...
Derville (L.) Un caa de favus épidermiuue. J. d.ae. med. de Lille, 1892. ii. 49-52. Also: Bull. Soc d. sc. méd. de Lille (1892). 1894, 9,r>-99. — »e«- ( l oi / i 1 1«— . Favns d«-s parties glabres coïncidant avec iid favns du cuir chevelu -. réflexions  ...
National Library of Medicine (U.S.), United States. Public Health Service, Library of the Surgeon-General's Office (U.S.), 1900
10
The Medical Times and Gazette
In Case 33 of the tabular series the patient is a woman who has been affected with favus of the scalp for eighteen years, and who still has large patches of crust. During the period she has married and nursed five children, but neither her ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FAVUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term favus is used in the context of the following news items.
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FDA expands use of Imbruvica to treat rare form of blood cancer
Since its initial approval in late 2013, the number of safety warnings associated with Imbruvica have increased, said Elliot Favus of Favus ... «Reuters UK, Jan 15»
2
Prince Charles, red wine and word compost
... used by Chinese and Japanese herbalists to treat “suppurative dermatitis, gonorrhea, favus, athlete's foot, hyperlipemia, arteriosclerosis and ... «Jackson Hole News&Guide, Nov 14»
3
JR Tours Abandoned Ellis Island Hospital
Photo: Sarah. JR, "Unframed—Ellis Island" (detail). The children's heads are covered as part of the treatment for favus, a fungal infection. «artnet News, Nov 14»
4
Anything for Power: The Real Story of China's Jiang Zemin …
It was no ordinary toad, but rather a toad with favus (an infectious skin disease) all over its body. When Jiang visited the United States at the ... «The Epoch Times, Oct 14»
5
When - and why - did America stop health inspections of immigrants?
They inspected for trachoma (an eye infection), tuberculosis, venereal disease, favus (a scalp infection), fungal infections in the nails and hair, ... «NJ.com, Oct 14»
6
JR Brings Ellis Island's Abandoned Hospital to Life
Their heads were wrapped in white cloth; they suffered from favus, a scalp disease. Deemed unfit for entry into the United States, they were ... «New York Times, Sep 14»
7
Immigration crisis: US experiencing major public health crisis, too
If he had been found to have tuberculosis, venereal disease, trachoma, or favus, he would not have been allowed in. More than 75 years later, ... «Fox News, Jul 14»
8
Scripps National Spelling Bee draws racially charged comments …
He devoured words like “quatrefoil” and “favus.” “It's almost like GPS, like, see the word in my head. I just envision it,” he told Reuters. Ansun is ... «Washington Post, May 14»
9
Chinese man builds scooter that doubles as a suitcase
The lone repeat finalist, Sriram Hawar, 14, of Painted Post, New York, is back for his fifth and final spelling bee by correctly spelling "favus" and ... «Times of India, May 14»
10
Fist pumps, visualization carry youngsters into US spelling finals
Hathwar, who aced "quatrefoil" and "favus" in the semis, told reporters: "Everything is just fun." The third-place finisher in 2013, the eighth ... «Reuters, May 14»

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