dermatophyte
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English
Etymology
From dermato- (“skin”) + -phyte (“plant”).
Pronunciation
Noun
dermatophyte (plural dermatophytes)
- Any parasitic fungus (mycosis) that infects the skin (tinea, ringworm, jock itch, athlete's foot).
- Microsporum species
- Epidermophyton species
- Trichophyton species
- Arthroderma species
Hyponyms
- athlete’s foot, tinea pedis
- beard ringworm, tinea barbae
- body ringworm, tinea corporis
- jock itch, tinea cruris
- nail ringworm, tinea unguium
- scalp ringworm, tinea capitis (Trichophyton tonsurans)
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Translations
any parasitic fungus that infects the skin
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