Meanings
- uncountablemedicineA fungal infection, tinea cruris, of the groin region, usually due to the fungus Trichophyton rubrum, but also Candida albicans, Trichophyton interdigitale, Epidermophyton floccosum, and others.
Synonyms: crotch itch, crotch rot, dhobi itch, eczema marginatum, groin ringworm, gym itch, jock rot, scrot rot
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA fungal infection, tinea cruris, of the groin region, usually due to the fungus Trichophyton rubrum, but also Candida albicans, Trichophyton interdigitale, Epidermophyton floccosum, and others.
More synonyms by meaning
nounfungal infection of the groin (most common in men)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 股癬 /股癣
- 股癬 /股癣 (gǔxuǎn)fungal infection of the groin
Finnish nivussilsa
- nivussilsafungal infection of the groin
Italian tinea cruris
- tinea crurisfungal infection of the groin
Polish grzybica krocza
- grzybica kroczafungal infection of the groin
Tagalog hadhad
- hadhadfungal infection of the groin
Thai สังคัง
- สังคัง (sǎng-kang)fungal infection of the groin
Turkish kasık mantarı
- kasık mantarıfungal infection of the groin
Cite this entry
jock itch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jock%20itch
“jock itch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jock%20itch. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jock itch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jock%20itch.
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