dermatophyte

From dermato- (“skin”) +‎ -phyte (“plant”).

• (US) IPA^(key): /dɚˈmæt.oʊ.faɪt/, /dɚˈmæt.ə.faɪt/

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dermatophyte (plural dermatophytes)

1. Any parasitic fungus (mycosis) that infects the skin (tinea, ringworm, jock itch, athlete's foot).
   1. Microsporum species
   2. Epidermophyton species
   3. Trichophyton species
   4. Arthroderma species

• 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)

• dermatophytic
• dermatophytosis

• dermophyte