Relating to or caused by demodex mites, especially the mites that live on human skin and can cause dermatological conditions.
From Demodex (genus of mites) + -ic (relating to). Demodex comes from Greek dēmo (skin, fat) + dēx (woodworm or tiny creature).
Demodex mites live on virtually every human—thousands of them right now on your face—and they're so common that scientists think they might even be helping us by removing dead skin cells and sebum, making them possibly beneficial parasites!
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