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Any of several skin disorders characterized by shedding dry flakes of skin
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pityriasis
Word definitions for pityriasis in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of several skin disorders characterized by shedding dry flakes of skin
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pityriasis \Pit`y*ri"a*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?, lit., bran.] (Med.) A superficial affection of the skin, characterized by irregular patches of thin scales which are shed in branlike particles. (Veter.) A disease of domestic animals characterized ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Pityriasis commonly refers to flaking (or scaling) of the skin . The word comes from the Greek πίτυρον " bran ".
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context pathology English) Any of several varieties of skin diseases characterized by the shedding of flakes or scales
Usage examples of pityriasis.
According to Crocker it begins in the second or third week of life, and occasionally as late as the fifth week, with diffuse and universal scaling, which may be branny or in laminae like pityriasis rubra, and either dry or with suffusion beneath the epidermis.
According to Crocker it begins in the second or third week of life, and occasionally as late as the fifth week, with diffuse and universal scaling, which may be branny or in laminae like pityriasis rubra, and either dry or with suffusion beneath the epidermis.