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athlete’s foot


An infection of the skin that usually attacks the feet, causing itching, peeling, and redness. Athlete’s foot is caused by a kind of fungus that thrives in damp places.	1

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

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