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white piedra

noun

: a form of piedra that affects especially the facial hairs and is caused by fungi of the genus Trichosporan (as T. ovoides and T. inkin)

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“White piedra.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/white%20piedra. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.

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