DERMATOMYCOSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dermatomycosis mean? 

• DERMATOMYCOSIS (noun)
  The noun DERMATOMYCOSIS has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: DERMATOMYCOSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DERMATOMYCOSIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fungal infection of the skin (especially of moist parts covered by clothing)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

dermatomycosis; dermatophytosis

Hypernyms ("dermatomycosis" is a kind of...):

fungal infection; mycosis (an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus)

 Context examples 

This antifungal agent is used in the treatment various dermatomycoses.

(Econazole Nitrate, NCI Thesaurus)

A topical antimycotic agent for the treatment of dermatomycoses.

(Buclosamide, NCI Thesaurus)