Pityrosporum

noun Pit·y·ros·po·rum
\ˌpit-ə-ˈräs-pə-rəm; ˌpit-ər-ō-ˈspōr-əm, -ˈspȯr-\

Medical Definition of PITYROSPORUM

syn of malassezia

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