tin·e·a (t?n??-?)n. See ringworm.[Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, a gnawing worm.]tin?e·al adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.tinea (?t?n??) n (Pathology) any fungal skin disease, esp ringworm[C17: from Latin: worm] ?tineal adjCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014tin?e?a (?t?n i ?) n. any of several fungal infections of the skin, esp. ringworm. [1350?1400; Middle English