Main Entry: Ep·i·der·moph·y·ton Pronunciation: -(")d&r-'mäf-&-"tän Function: noun : a genus of imperfectfungi that comprises dermatophytes causing disease (as athlete's foot and tinea cruris), that now usually includes a single species (E. floccosum syns. E. inguinale and E. cruris),and that is sometimes considered a synonym of Trichophyton
Epidermophyton Ep·i·der·moph·y·ton (ěp'ĭ-dər-mŏf'ĭ-tŏn', -tən) n. A genus of fungi that is parasitic to human skin and nails and that includes the species believed to be the cause of athlete's foot and tinea cruris.
