Medical Dictionary

trichophytin

noun tricho·phy·tin
\ˌtrik-ə-ˈfīt-ən, tri-ˈkäf-ət-ən\

Medical Definition of TRICHOPHYTIN

:  an antigenic extract from cultures of fungi of the genus Trichophyton used especially formerly in a test for trichophytosis

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