íāsis scurf, dandruff < pít
bran + -iāsis -iasis]Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pit — ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; brevi·ci·pit·i·dae; ca·pit·u·lant; ca·pit·u·la·tion; ca·pit·u·la·tor; ca·pit·u·la·to·ry; ca·pit·u·li·form; ca·pit·u·lum; cess·pit; crap·pit; dis·pit·e·ous; for·pit; grip·pit; im·pit·e·ous; in·ci·pit; ka·lum·pit; or·pit;… … English syllables
e|pit|a|sis — «ih PIHT uh sihs», noun. the part of the play in classical drama in which the action leading up to the catastrophe is developed. The epitasis follows the protasis. ╂[< New Latin epitasis < Greek epítasis a stretching < epiteínein stretch … Useful english dictionary
pityriasis — pit·y·ri·a·sis … English syllables
pityriasis — /pit euh ruy euh sis/, n. 1. Pathol. any of various skin diseases marked by the shedding of branlike scales of epidermis. 2. Vet. Pathol. a skin disease in various domestic animals marked by dry scales. [1685 95; < NL < Gk pityríasis branlike… … Universalium
pityriasis — pit•y•ri•a•sis [[t]ˌpɪt əˈraɪ ə sɪs[/t]] n. pat vet any of several skin diseases marked by the shedding of branlike scales • Etymology: 1685–95; < NL < Gk pitȳríāsis branlike eruption =pítȳr(on) bran, scale + iāsis iasis … From formal English to slang
y — ac·an·thol·y·sis; ac·e·tol·y·sis; acet·y·lase; acet·y·late; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; acet·y·le·na·tion; acet·y·lene; acet·y·le·nic; acet·y·le·nyl; acet·y·lide; acet·y·li·za·tion; acet·y·liz·er; ace·tyl·sa·lic·y·late; achlam·y·date;… … English syllables
ri — abac·te·ri·al; ab·de·ri·an; ab·ka·ri; ac·an·thop·te·ri; ac·an·thu·ri·dae; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·ces·so·ri·al; ac·ces·so·ri·us; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; acera·the·ri·um;… … English syllables
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
pityriasis — A dermatosis marked by branny desquamation. [G. fr. pityron, bran, dandruff] p. alba patchy hypopigmentation of the skin resulting from mild dermatitis. p. alba atrophicans a scaling … Medical dictionary
Pityriasis — Pit y*ri a*sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?, lit., bran.] 1. (Med.) A superficial affection of the skin, characterized by irregular patches of thin scales which are shed in branlike particles. [1913 Webster] 2. (Veter.) A disease of domestic… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
