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Ectothrix vs Endothrix - What's the difference?

ectothrix | endothrix |

Endothrix is a related term of ectothrix.



As nouns the difference between ectothrix and endothrix

is that ectothrix is a sheath of conidia, on the outside of a hair, caused by a parasitic fungus while endothrix is a dermatophyte infection of the hair that invades the hairshaft and internalizes into the hair cell.

ectothrix

English

Noun

(ectothrices)
  • A sheath of conidia, on the outside of a hair, caused by a parasitic fungus

    • endothrix

    English

    (wikipedia endothrix)

    Noun

    (endothrices)
  • A dermatophyte infection of the hair that invades the hairshaft and internalizes into the hair cell.

    • Related terms

    * ectothrix, exothrix