Crossword clues for pityriasis
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.
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(Veter.) A disease of domestic animals characterized by dry epithelial scales, and due to digestive disturbances and alteration of the function of the sebaceous glands.
Pityriasis versicolor [NL.] (Med.), a parasitic disease of the skin, characterized by the development of reddish or brownish patches.
Wiktionary
n. (context pathology English) Any of several varieties of skin diseases characterized by the shedding of flakes or scales
WordNet
n. any of several skin disorders characterized by shedding dry flakes of skin
Wikipedia
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.