Meanings
noundermatophytosis (countable and uncountable, plural dermatophytoses)
plural dermatophytoses
- countableuncountablemedicineA fungal infection of the skin caused by a dermatophyte, ringworm.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounfungal infection of the skin (especially of moist parts covered by clothing)
Similar
Broader
fungal infectionmycosis
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 癬 /癣, 腳氣 /脚气
- 癬 /癣 (ringworm or tinea)fungal infection of the skin
- 腳氣 /脚气 (jiǎoqì)fungal infection of the skin
Finnish silsa
- silsafungal infection of the skin
Indonesian dermatofitosis
- dermatofitosisfungal infection of the skin
Japanese 白癬
- 白癬fungal infection of the skin
Polish parch, grzybica woszczynowa
- parchfungal infection of the skin
- grzybica woszczynowafungal infection of the skin
- strupień woszczynowyfungal infection of the skin
Spanish dermatofitosis
- dermatofitosisfungal infection of the skin
Vietnamese bệnh nấm da
- bệnh nấm dafungal infection of the skin
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dermatophytosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dermatophytosis
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“dermatophytosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dermatophytosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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