psoriasis

[suh-rahy-uh-sis]

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noun Pathology.

a common chronic, inflammatory skin disease characterized by scaly patches.

Origin of psoriasis

1675–85; < New Latin < Greek psōríāsis, equivalent to psōriā-, variant stem of psōriân to have the itch (derivative of psṓra itch) + -sis -sis

Also called psora.

Related formspso·ri·at·ic

[sawr-ee-at-ik, sohr-] /ˌsɔr iˈæt ɪk, ˌsoʊr-/, adjective

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Related Words for psoriasis

crawling, tickle, rawness, irritation, creeping, prickling, itchiness, eruption, eczema, scab, scabies, dermatitis

Examples from the Web for psoriasis

Contemporary Examples of psoriasis

She writes, “the baboon-man is my psoriasis... an illness that sticks to the skin and only wakes up when you no longer expect it.”
Victory for DSK or His Accuser?
Tracy McNicoll
October 14, 2011

Historical Examples of psoriasis

Psoriasis septennis, is the medical name for the "Seven year Itch!"
Your Plants
James Sheehan
At what age does psoriasis usually first make its appearance?
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin
Henry Weightman Stelwagon
Are there any constitutional or subjective symptoms in psoriasis?
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin
Henry Weightman Stelwagon
How are you to distinguish the papulo-squamous syphiloderm from psoriasis?
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin
Henry Weightman Stelwagon
In ichthyosis, lepra, psoriasis, and some other scaly skin diseases.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II
Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for psoriasis

psoriasis

noun

a skin disease characterized by the formation of reddish spots and patches covered with silvery scales: tends to run in families

Derived Formspsoriatic (ˌsɔːrɪˈætɪk), adjective

Word Origin for psoriasis

C17: via New Latin from Greek: itching disease, from psōra itch

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Word Origin and History for psoriasis

1680s, from medical Latin psoriasis, in Late Latin "mange, scurvy," from Greek psoriasis "being itchy," from psorian "to have the itch," from psora "itch, mange, scab," related to psen "to rub" (see psilo-). Related: Psoriatic.

psoriasis in Medicine

psoriasis

[sə-rī′ə-sĭs]

n.

A noncontagious inflammatory skin disease characterized by recurring reddish patches covered with silvery scales.

psoriasis in Science

psoriasis

[sə-rī′ə-sĭs]

A chronic, inflammatory skin disease in which recurring reddish patches, often covered with silvery scales, appear especially on the knees, elbow, scalp and trunk. Psoriasis is noncontagious and is inheritable.