Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The form of the parasitic fungus causing tinea or ringworm which produces its spores on the outside of the hairs.
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- noun A
sheath ofconidia , on the outside of ahair , caused by a parasitic fungus
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The ectothrix variety is usually derived directly or indirectly from domestic animals, and is chiefly responsible for body-ringworm, and for suppurative ringworm, whether upon the bearded region or elsewhere.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine Henry Weightman Stelwagon 1886
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Of this latter there are two main subvarieties -- endothrix and ectothrix.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine Henry Weightman Stelwagon 1886
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