Examples of athlete's foot in a Sentence
Sherri Gordon, Verywell Health, 16 Feb. 2024
Take care of sweaty feet: This helps reduce your risk of skin infections (e.g., athlete's foot).
—Cathy Cassata, Health, 28 Jan. 2024
Types of Athlete's Foot Treatments Common active ingredients in athlete's foot treatments include terbinafine, clotrimazole, miconazole, and tolnaftate.
—Sherri Gordon, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2024
Ringworm of the feet, known as athlete's foot, causes peeling, cracking, and possibly blisters.
—Health Editorial Team, Health, 30 Oct. 2023
Common fungal infections include athlete's foot, jock itch, ringworm, and vaginal yeast infections.8
The urinary tract is a common site for infections.
—Barbie Cervoni, Ms, Rd, Cdces, Cdn, Health, 18 Oct. 2023
Common athlete's foot products include the ingredients terbinafine or clotrimazole.
—Marty Munson, Men's Health, 22 June 2023
And, if left untreated, athlete's foot can spread to other parts of the body (like your toenails).
—Women's Health, 10 June 2023
Is toe jam like athlete's foot?
—Caroline Robinson and Luke Donnan, CNN, 1 May 2022
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Word History
1928, in the meaning defined above
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“Athlete's foot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/athlete%27s%20foot. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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athlete's foot
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Medical Definition
athlete's foot
noun
called also tinea pedis
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