Main Entry: de·mo·dex Pronunciation: 'dem-&-"deks, 'dEm- Function: noun 1capitalized: a genus (coextensive with a familyDemodicidae) of minute elongated cylindrical mites with the legs greatly reduced that live in the hair follicles especially about the face of humans and various furred mammals and in the latter oftencause demodectic mange 2: any mite of the genus Demodex:FOLLICLE MITE
Demodex Dem·o·dex (děm'ə-děks', dē'mə-) n. A genus of parasitic, usually nonpathogenic mites that invade the skin and are usually found in the sebaceous glands and hair follicles of humans and animals.
