pso|ri|a|sis

pso|ri|a|sis
pso|ri|a|sis «suh RY uh sihs», noun.
a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by dry, scaling patches and a reddened skin.
[< New Latin psoriasis < Late Latin psōriāsis mange, scurvy < Greek psōríāsis a being itchy < psōriân have the itch < psā; see etym. under psora (Cf.psora)]

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  • psoriasis — pso|ri|a|sis [səˈraıəsıs] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; : Modern Latin; Origin: Greek, from psora itch ] a skin disease that causes rough red areas where the skin comes off in small pieces …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • psoriasis — pso|ri|a|sis [ sə raıəsıs ] noun uncount a medical condition in which your skin becomes red and dry and pieces of dead skin fall off …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Psoriasis — Pso|ri|a|sis 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: ri|a|sen; Med.〉 chron. Hautkrankheit, bei der sich scharf begrenzte, rötl. Flecken bilden, die mit matt silbrigen Schuppen bedeckt sind, Schuppenflechte [Etym.: <grch. psora »Krätze, Räude«] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

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