endothrix


endothrix

 [en´do-thriks] a dermatophyte whose growth and spore production are confined chiefly within the shaft of a hair.

en·do·thrix

(en'dō-thriks), Fungal spores (conidia) invading the interior of a hair shaft; there is no conspicuous external sheath of spores, as there is with ectothrix. [endo- + G. thrix, hair]

en·do·thrix

(en'dō-thriks) Fungal spores (conidia) invading the interior of a hair shaft; there is no conspicuous external sheath of spores, as there is with ectothrix. [endo- + G. thrix, hair]