ectothrix

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Meaning

1. noun A sheath of conidia, on the outside of a hair, caused by a parasitic fungus

Similar words

exothrix endothrix scalp ringworm trichoscalid ectoparasite trichosensillum dermatophyte exothecium capilliconidiophore trichophyton

Often followed by

type infection infections variety trichophyton and spores fungi invasion