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MALASSEZIA

\mˌalɐsˈiːzi͡ə], \mˌalɐsˈiːzi‍ə], \m_ˌa_l_ɐ_s_ˈiː_z_iə]\

Definitions of MALASSEZIA

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1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A mitosporic fungal genus that causes a variety of skin disorders. Malassezia furfur (Pityrosporum orbiculare) causes TINEA (pityriasis) VERSICOLOR.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A genus of the order Hyphomycetes.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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