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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Dermatophyte

/(dẽr*măt"ō̇*fīt [or] dẽr"mȧ*tō̇*fīt)/ · Der·mat·o·phyte · IPA /dɚˈmæt.oʊ.faɪt/
01 n. A fungus infecting and parasitic on the skin, especially one which causes disease; as, ringworm is caused by a dermatophyte.
  1. 1.
    A fungus infecting and parasitic on the skin, especially one which causes disease; as, ringworm is caused by a dermatophyte.(Med.)