dermatophyte

American

[der-mat-uh-fahyt, dur-muh-tuh-] / dərˈmæt əˌfaɪt, ˈdɜr mə tə- /

noun

Pathology.

any fungus parasitic on the skin and causing a skin disease, as ringworm.

dermatophyte British

/ ˌdɜːmətəʊˈfɪtɪk, ˈdɜːmətəʊˌfaɪt /

noun

any parasitic fungus that affects the skin

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Other Word Forms

dermatophytic adjective
dermatophytosis noun

Etymology

Origin of dermatophyte

First recorded in 1880–85; dermato- + -phyte

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