PSORIASIS


Meaning of PSORIASIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sə-ˈrī-ə-səs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek psōriasis, from psōrian to have the itch, from psōra itch; akin to Greek psēn to rub

Date: circa 1684

: a chronic skin disease characterized by circumscribed red patches covered with white scales

• pso·ri·at·ic ˌsȯr-ē-ˈa-tik adjective or noun

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