Definition

1. Noun:
   • A fungal infection of the skin: A medical condition caused by fungi that invade and grow in the keratinized tissues of the skin, hair, or nails. It is especially common in warm, moist areas of the body often covered by clothing.

Usage

• Dermatophytosis is a general term for common fungal skin infections.
• It is often used in medical and clinical contexts to describe conditions like athlete's foot, jock itch, and ringworm.
• The word is typically used as a singular, uncountable noun when referring to the condition in general.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The patient was diagnosed with dermatophytosis on his feet.
  • Dermatophytosis is highly contagious and can spread through direct contact.
  • Keeping the skin dry helps prevent dermatophytosis.

Advanced Usage

• "Cutaneous dermatophytosis": A more specific term emphasizing the infection is of the skin (cutaneous).
  • The rash was confirmed to be a case of cutaneous dermatophytosis.
• "Recurrent dermatophytosis": Used to describe cases where the infection returns repeatedly.
  • She suffers from recurrent dermatophytosis despite treatment.

Variants and Related Words

• Dermatophyte (n): The type of fungus that causes dermatophytosis.
  • The culture identified the dermatophyte responsible for the infection.
• Tinea (n): The clinical term often used synonymously with dermatophytosis, usually followed by the body part affected (e.g., tinea pedis for athlete's foot).
  • Tinea corporis is a form of dermatophytosis affecting the body.

Synonyms

• Ringworm: A common lay term for certain types of dermatophytosis that cause a ring-shaped rash.
• Tinea: The medical Latin term for fungal skin infections caused by dermatophytes.

Related Phrases

• Fungal skin infection: A more general, descriptive phrase for dermatophytosis.
  • The doctor prescribed an antifungal cream for the fungal skin infection.

Noun

1. fungal infection of the skin (especially of moist parts covered by clothing)