Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun That form of the fungus causing tinea or ringworm which produces its mycelium and spores within the shaft of the affected hairs.
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Examples
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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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The small-spored fungus is found as the cause in the majority of scalp cases; the endothrix also commonly invades the scalp integument.
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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