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Pityriasis

Pityriasis \Pit`y*ri"a*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?, lit., bran.]

  1. (Med.) A superficial affection of the skin, characterized by irregular patches of thin scales which are shed in branlike particles.

  2. (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.

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pityriasis

n. (context pathology English) Any of several varieties of skin diseases characterized by the shedding of flakes or scales

WordNet
pityriasis

n. any of several skin disorders characterized by shedding dry flakes of skin

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Pityriasis

Pityriasis commonly refers to flaking (or scaling) of the skin. The word comes from the Greek πίτυρον " bran".

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.