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der•mat•o•zo•on
Pronunciation: (dur-mat"u-zō'on, dûr"mu-tu-), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -zo•aPronunciation: (-zō'u). [key]
Biol.
any microscopic animal or protozoan living as a parasite on or in the skin of the host.
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