dermatophytosis

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What does dermatophytosis mean?

A fungal infection of the skin caused by a dermatophyte, ringworm.

Where does dermatophytosis come from?

Etymology tree English dermatophyte Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English dermatophytosis From dermatophyte + -osis.

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