pityriasis – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
pityriasis
n.
skin disease which causes flaking of the skin; skin disease in animals which causes flaking of the skin
Pityriasis
Pityriasis commonly refers to flaking (or scaling) of the
skin. The word comes from the Greek πίτυρον "
bran".
pityriasis
Noun
1. any of several skin disorders characterized by shedding dry flakes of skin
(hypernym) dermatosis
(hyponym) dandruff
pityriasis
nm.
pityriasis, skin disease which causes flaking of the skin; skin disease in animals which causes flaking of the skin
Pityriasis
(n.)
A superficial affection of the skin, characterized by irregular patches of thin scales which are shed in branlike particles.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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