endothrix
[ ĕn′dō-thrĭks′ ]
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n.
A trichophyton, especially Trichophyton violaceum or T. tonsurans, whose spores and sometimes mycelia characteristically invade the interior of the hair shaft.
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Of this latter there are two main subvarieties—endothrix and ectothrix.
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