Epidermophyton
noun
Ep·i·der·moph·y·ton
-(ˌ)dər-ˈmäf-ə-ˌtän 
: a genus of imperfect fungi that comprises dermatophytes causing disease (as athlete's foot and tinea cruris), that now usually includes a single species (E. floccosum synonyms E. inguinale and E. cruris), and that is sometimes considered a synonym of Trichophyton
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“Epidermophyton.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Epidermophyton. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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