- Tokelau ringworm
- To·ke·lau ringworm (to-kĕ-louґ) [Tokelau, Islands in the South Pacific, part of New Zealand, where it is commonly observed] tinea imbricata.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Tokelau ringworm
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