dandruff (redirected from Pityriasis capitis)

dan·druff  (dndrf)

n.

A scaly scurf formed on and shed from the scalp, sometimes caused by seborrhea.

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[dand-, of unknown origin + dialectal hurf, scurf (from Old Norse hrufa, crust, scab).]

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dandruff·y adj.

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dandruff [ˈdændrəf]

n

(Medicine / Pathology) loose scales of dry dead skin shed from the scalp Also called (now rarely) dandriff

[dand-, of unknown origin + -ruff, probably from Middle English roufe scab, from Old Norse hrūfa]

dandruffy  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dandruff - a condition in which white scales of dead skin are shed by the scalp pityriasis - any of several skin disorders characterized by shedding dry flakes of skin
	2.	dandruff - loose scales shed from the scalp; "I could see the dandruff on her shoulders" exfoliation, scurf, scale - a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin

Translations

dandruff [ˈdændrəf]

A. N → caspa f

B. CPD dandruff shampoo N → champú m anticaspa

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dandruff [ˈdændrʌf] n → pellicules fpl dandruff shampoo
dandruff shampoo n → shampooing m antipelliculaire

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dandruff

n → Schuppen pl

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dandruff [ˈdændrəf] n → forfora

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dandruff

n dandruff [ˈdӕndraf]

dead skin under the hair which falls off in small pieces. skilfers هِبْرِيَّه، قِشْرَةُ الرَّأس пърхут lupy skæl Schuppen (pl.) πιτυρίδα caspa kõõm شورۀ سر hilse pellicule קַשׂקָשִׂים रूसी prhut korpa ketombe flasa forfora ふけ 비듬 pleiskana blaugznas kelemumur roos flass łupież caspa mă­treaţă перхоть lupina prhljaj perut mjäll ขี้รังแค kepek 頭屑 лупа بابونہ ، سر کی خشکی gàu bám vào da đầu 头屑

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dandruff → قشرة الرأس lupy skæl Schuppen πιτυρίδα caspa hilse pellicules perut forfora ふけ 비듬 roos flass łupież caspa перхоть mjäll รังแค kepek gàu bám da đầu 头皮屑