trichomycosis

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noun

superficial bacterial colonization of the hair shafts in areas bearing sweat glands

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Meanings

nountrichomycosis (countable and uncountable, plural trichomycoses)

plural trichomycoses

  1. countableuncountablesuperficial bacterial colonization of the hair shafts in areas bearing sweat glands

Origin

From tricho- + mycosis.

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APA

trichomycosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trichomycosis

MLA

“trichomycosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trichomycosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trichomycosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trichomycosis.

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