Other Word Forms
- psoric adjective
Etymology
Origin of psora
1675–85; < Latin psōra < Greek psṓra itch
Example Sentences
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He believed that disease was actually an itch, a disturbance in the ability of the body to heal itself, a suppressed “evil spirit” he called psora.
From Salon
The next miasmatic generator is sycosis, or the disposition to warty excrescences; but this source of disease Hahnemann does not consider so prolific as syphilis, or his favourite psora.
From Project Gutenberg
Nor did the ancients consider their psora as our itch.
From Project Gutenberg
Hahnemann's theory of psora is no chimera, as many theoreticians would have us believe.
From Project Gutenberg
The name of the disease comes from the Greek word for itch, “psora,” but scratching can cause bleeding and make the problem worse.
From New York Times
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