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psoriasis

[ suh-rahy-uh-sis ]
/ səˈraɪ ə sɪs /
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noun Pathology.

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

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

  1. psora,
  2. psoralea,
  3. psoralen,
  4. psorelcosis,
  5. psoriasiform,
  6. psoriatic,
  7. psoriatic arthritis,
  8. psoric,
  9. psorosis,
  10. psro

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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British Dictionary definitions for psoriasis

psoriasis

/ (səˈraɪəsɪs) /

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

psoriasis

n.

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.

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Medicine definitions for psoriasis

psoriasis

[ sə-rī′ə-sĭs ]

n.

A noncontagious inflammatory skin disease characterized by recurring reddish patches covered with silvery scales.
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Science definitions for psoriasis

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.
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