ectothrix
[ ĕk′tō-thrĭks′ ]
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n.
A fungal parasite, such as certain dermatophytes, forming a sheath of spores on the outside of a hair as well as growing within the hair shaft.
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Words nearby ectothrix
ectosarc, ectosteal, ectostosis, ectotherm, ectothermic, ectothrix, ectotrophic, ectotrophic mycorrhiza, ectozoan, ectozoic, ectozoon
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Example sentences from the Web for ectothrix
Of this latter there are two main subvarieties—endothrix and ectothrix.
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