psoriasis
noun
a common chronic, inflammatory skin disease characterized by scaly patches.
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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I have seen confidence in a particular physician or remedy do much for even the most sloughing and obstinate psoriases.
From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh