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dermatophyte definition

der·ma·to·phyte (dʉr′mə tō fīt′, dər mat′ə-)

noun

any plant parasitic on the skin, as the fungus that causes ringworm

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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