Medical Dictionary

2ectothrix

adj

Medical Definition of ECTOTHRIX

:  occurring on the surface of the hair shaft <ectothrix fungi>; also :  characterized by the presence of hyphae or arthroconidia on the surface of the hair shaft <ectothrix tinea capitis>—compare endothrix

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