part_subject: "TOPICAL ANTIMICROBIAL DRUG PRODUCTS FOR OVER-THE-COUNTER HUMAN USE"
subpart_code: "C"
subpart_subject: "Topical Antifungal Drug Products"
section_number: "333.203"
section_subject: "Definitions."
cfr_reference: "21 CFR 333.203"
title_name: "Title 21"
title_subject: "Food and Drugs"
parts_covered: "Parts 300 to 499"
revised_date: "Revised as of April 1, 2019"
publication_date: "As of April 1, 2019"
contains_description: "Containing a codification of documents of general applicability and future effect"
publication_info: "Published by the Office of the Federal Register National Archives and Records Administration as a Special Edition of the Federal Register"
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As used in this subpart:
(a)Antifungal. A drug which inhibits the growth and reproduction of fungal cells and decreases the number of fungi present.
(b)Athlete's foot. An infection of the feet caused by certain dermatophytic fungi.
(c)Dermatophyte. A fungus that invades and lives upon the skin or in the hair or nails.
(d)Fungus. Any of a large division of plants, including dermatophytes, yeasts, and molds, characterized by a simple cell structure and the absence of chlorophyll.
(e)Jock itch. A chronic and recurrent infection caused by certain dermatophytic fungi; affects the upper, inner thighs and sometimes extends to the groin and the pubic area; the condition most frequently occurs in men, but may also occur in women.
(f)Ringworm. A skin infection caused by certain dermatophytic fungi.