dermatozoon

dermatozoon
An animal parasite of the skin. [dermato- + G. zoon, animal]

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der·ma·to·zo·on (dur″mə-to-zoґən) [dermato- + Gr. zōon animal] any animal ectoparasite of the skin.

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  • dermatozoon — n. [Gr. derma, skin; zoion, animal] Any animal parasitic on the skin …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • dermatozoon — /deuhr mat euh zoh on, derr meuh teuh /, n., pl. dermatozoa / zoh euh/. Biol. any microscopic animal or protozoan living as a parasite on or in the skin of the host. [DERMATO + ZOON] * * * …   Universalium

  • Dermatozoon — Der|ma|to|zo|on 〈n.; s, zo|en〉 Hautschmarotzer, z. B. Milbe, Zecke * * * Der|ma|to|zo|on, das; s, ...zoen [... tso:ən; zu griech. zõon = Tier] (Med.): tierischer Hautschmarotzer, der Hautkrankheiten hervorrufen kann …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Dermatozoon — Der|ma|to|zo|on 〈n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: zo|en; Zool.〉 Tier, das auf der Haut schmarotzt, z. B. Milbe, Zecke [Etym.: <Dermato… + Zoon] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • Dermatozoon — Dermato|zo̱|on [↑Derma und gr. ζω̨̃ον =DermatozoonLebewesen, Tier] s; s, ...zo̱en: tierischer Hautschmarotzer …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • Dermatozoon — Der|ma|to|zo|on das; s, ...zoen <zu gr. zõon »Lebewesen, Tier«> Hautschmarotzer (Med.) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • dermatozoon — n. any microscopic organism that lives as a parasite in or on the skin of a host …   English contemporary dictionary

  • dermatozoon — /deuhr mat euh zoh on, derr meuh teuh /, n., pl. dermatozoa / zoh euh/. Biol. any microscopic animal or protozoan living as a parasite on or in the skin of the host. [DERMATO + ZOON] …   Useful english dictionary

  • dermatozoonosis — Infestation of the skin by an animal parasite. [dermato + G. zoon, animal, + nosos, disease] * * * der·ma·to·zoo·no·sis .zō ə nō səs n, pl no·ses .sēz skin disease caused by animal parasites of the …   Medical dictionary

  • Hautschmarotzer — ↑Dermatozoon …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

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