pityriasis
Americannoun
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Pathology. any of various skin diseases marked by the shedding of branlike scales of epidermis.
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Veterinary Pathology. a skin disease in various domestic animals marked by dry scales.
noun
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any of a group of skin diseases characterized by the shedding of dry flakes of skin
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a similar skin disease of certain domestic animals
Etymology
Origin of pityriasis
1685–95; < New Latin < Greek pitȳríāsis branlike eruption, equivalent to pítȳr ( on ) bran, scale + -iāsis -iasis
Example Sentences
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In 1924, a skin specialist at the University of Minnesota diagnosed her with pityriasis rubra pilaris, a chronic skin disease that had no significant treatment options or a cure at the time.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 2, 2017
In aged people this condition is the pityriasis nigra of Willan.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
This is seen in its highest degree in itching diseases like prurigo and pityriasis.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
To what is pityriasis rosea to be attributed?
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon
Some dry and scaly skin eruptions, of which pityriasis is the most common, need different treatment.
From A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them by Mrs. Leslie Williams
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