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dermatomycosis
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dermatomycosis /der·ma·to·my·co·sis/ (der″mah-to-mi-ko´sis) a superficial fungal infection of the skin or its appendages.
der·ma·to·my·co·sis (dûrm-t-m-kss)
n.
An infection of the skin caused by dermatophytes or other fungi.

dermatomycosis
[dur′mətō′mīkō′sis]
Etymology: Gk, derma + mykes, fungus, osis, condition
a superficial fungal infection of the skin, characteristically found on parts that are moist and protected by clothing, such as the groin or feet. It is caused by a dermatophyte. See also dermatophytosis. dermatomycotic, adj.

dermatomycosis [der″mah-to-mi-ko´sis]
a superficial fungal infection of the skin or of its appendages.

dermatomycosis
a fungal infection of the skin or of its appendages by a fungus other than the dermatophytes, Microsporum, Trichophyton or Epidermophyton.

dermatomycosis
A fungal skin infection


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They are (1) cutaneous mycoses, (2) dermatomycoses, (3) subcutaneous mycoses, and (4) systemic, or deep, mycoses.
 
 
 
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