trichomycosis

trichomycosis
Term formerly used to mean any disease of the hair caused by a fungus; now synonymous with trichonocardiosis or t. axillaris. In present usage, t. is a misnomer because the causative agent of the disease is a nocardia (an entity intermediate between fungus and bacterium) or Corynebacterium and not a true fungus. SYN: trichomycetosis. [tricho- + G. mykes, fungus, + G. -osis, condition]
- t. axillaris Corynebacterium infection of axillary and pubic hairs with development of yellow (flava), black (nigra), or red (rubra) concretions around the hair shafts; frequently asymptomatic. SYN: lepothrix, trichonodosis.

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tricho·my·co·sis -mī-'kō-səs n, pl -co·ses -.sēz a disease of the hair caused by fungi called also lepothrix

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n.
any hair disease that is caused by infection with a fungus.

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tricho·my·co·sis (trik″o-mi-koґsis) [tricho- + mycosis ] 1. any disease of the hair due to infection by a fungus. 2. t. axillaris.

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