Dermatomycetes

/ˌdɜːmætoʊmaɪˈsiːtz/ noun

Definition

Fungi that infect and live in skin tissue, causing fungal skin infections like ringworm and athlete's foot.

Etymology

From Greek 'derma' (skin) and 'mycetes' (fungi). This taxonomic term emerged as mycologists classified fungi specifically adapted to parasitizing skin tissue.

Kelly Says

Dermatomycetes are astonishingly successful parasites—they're so good at infecting skin because they evolved to break down keratin, the exact protein that makes up your outer skin layer, making your skin the perfect home for them.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የእሳት ባህር
ye-esa-t ba-hir
ARالعربية
فطريات الجلد
fat-wa-riyāt al-ǧalid
BNবাংলা
চর্ম-কুম্ভ
char-ma-kum-bh
CACatalà
dermatomicetets
der-ma-to-mi-ce-tets
CSČeština
dermatomycety
der-ma-to-mi-sety
DADansk
dermatomyceter
der-ma-to-mi-se-ter
DEDeutsch
Dermatomyceten
der-ma-to-mi-tse-ten
ELΕλληνικά
δερματομύκητες
der-ma-to-moo-ki-tes
ESEspañol
dermatomicetos
der-ma-to-mi-ce-tos
FAفارسی
قارچ پوستی
qārč-e poostī
FISuomi
dermatomyceet
der-ma-to-mi-se-et
FRFrançais
dermatomycètes
der-ma-to-mi-se-ts
GUGU
ચર્મ કુદરતી
char-ma ku-dhar-ti
HAHA
kwayar jiki
kway-ar ji-ki
HEעברית
פטריות עור
pat-riyot or
HIहिन्दी
त्वचा कवक
tvacha kavak
HUMagyar
dermatomyceták
der-ma-to-mi-ce-tak
IDBahasa Indonesia
jamur kulit
ja-mur ku-lit
IGIG
nwa akwụ
nwa ak-wu
ITItaliano
dermatomiceti
der-ma-to-mi-ce-ti
JA日本語
皮膚真菌
ひだ-しん-きん
KKKK
дерматомицеттер
der-ma-to-mi-tse-tter
KMKM
ព្រៃស្បែក
pr-ay sbaek
KO한국어
피부 진균
pi-bu jin-gyun
MRMR
त्वचा कवक
tvacha kavak
MSBahasa Melayu
kulit kulat
ku-lit ku-lat
MYမြန်မာ
အရေ ပျံ့
a-re pyan
NLNederlands
dermatomyceten
der-ma-to-mi-tse-ten
NONorsk
dermatomyceter
der-ma-to-mi-se-ter
PAPA
ਕੁਦਰਤੀ Mushrooms
ku-dhar-ti mush-rooms
PLPolski
grzyby skóry
grzyby skó-ry
PTPortuguês
dermatomicetes
der-ma-to-mi-ce-tes
RORomână
dermatomicete
der-ma-to-mi-ce-te
RUРусский
дерматомицеты
der-ma-to-mit-sety
SVSvenska
dermatomycetes
der-ma-to-mi-se-tes
SWKiswahili
vimelea ngozi
vi-me-lea ngo-zi
TAதமிழ்
தோல் பூஞ்சை
thol poon-jai
TEతెలుగు
చర్మ కుండ
char-ma ku-nda
THไทย
เชื้อราผิวหนัง
cheu-ra phi-nan
TLTL
mga alagang balat
mga a-lag-ang ba-lat
TRTürkçe
dermatomiket
der-ma-to-mi-ket
UKУкраїнська
дерматоміцети
der-ma-to-mi-tse-ty
URاردو
جلد کی فطریات
jald ki fat-riyāt
VITiếng Việt
nấm da
nam da
YOYO
ẹ̀rọ́ ẹ̀kọ́
e-ro e-ko
ZH中文
皮肤真菌
pí-bù zhēn-jūn
ZUZU
amadoda okuse
a-mad-oda o-ku-se

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