Formerly used to mean any disease of the hair caused by a fungus; presently synonymous with trichonocardiosis or trichomycosis axillaris. In present usage, trichomycosis 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. ... Synonym: ...
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(trik″o-mi-ko´sis) any disease of the hair caused by fungi. trichomycosis axillaris infection of underarm and sometimes pubic hair, due to Corynebacterium tenuis (now known not to be a fungus); variably colored, nodulelike clumps of bacteria develop on the hairs.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: trik′ō-mī-kō′sis Definitions: 1. Term formerly used to mean any disease of the hair caused by a fungus; now synonymous with trichonocardiosis or trichomycosis axillaris. In present usage, trichomycosis is a misnomer because the causative agent of the disease is a nocardia (an entity intermediate ...
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trichomycosis 1. A disease of the hair produced by fungi. 2. Hair disease caused by vegetable organisms.
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