Noun: demodex
| Singular | demodex |
| Plural | demodexes; demodices |
Sample Sentences
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The growing interest in demodex over the past 20 years has expanded our understanding of this tick and its pathogenetic role. […] In addition, the number of demodexes in children is generally lower than in adult patients, presumably due to the relatively shorter period of infection. [2022 October 31, Marina N. Lemishenko, Zaituna A. Khismetova, Zhibek R. Asarbekova, Kassym Zh. Yermekpayev, “Features of the Pathology Development of Human Demodicosis. Review”, in Science & Healthcare, volume 24, number 5, archived from the original on 03 Aug 2024, pages 196, 199:]
Nouns inflected like demodex
solar apex,
vile vortex,
subindex,
cosimplex,
striate cortex,
heat index,
Articulation Index,
cerebellar cortex,
demodex,
tab index,
body mass index,
juxtallocortex,
misery index,
hypersimplex,
paracortex,
orbital index,
card index,
narthex,
subcortex,
iodine index, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Demodex, from Ancient Greek δημός (dēmós, “fat”, noun) + δήξ (dḗx, “worm in wood”). See: Ancient Greek Nouns '
δημός'.