piedra
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piedra
[pe-a´drah]a fungal disease of the hair in which white or black nodules of fungi form on the shafts.
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pi·e·dra
(pē-ā'dră),A fungus disease of the hair characterized by the formation of numerous waxy, small, firm, nodular masses on the hair shaft.
See also: trichosporosis.
See also: trichosporosis.
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pi·e·dra
(pē-ā'dră)A fungal disease of the hair characterized by the formation of numerous waxy, small, firm, nodular masses on the hair shaft.
[Sp. a stone]
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