[pso.ri.a.sis] n [NL, fr. Gk psoriasis, fr. psorian to have the itch, fr. psora itch; akin to Gk psen to rub] (ca. 1684): a chronic skin disease characterized by circumscribed red patches covered with white scales -- pso.ri.at.ic adj or n
PSORIASIS
Meaning of PSORIASIS in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012