pso·ri·a·sis (s -r  -s s)n. A noncontagious inflammatory skin disease characterized by recurring reddish patches covered with silvery scales. [Greek ps  ri sis, itch, mange, from psrin, to have the itch, from psr, itch.]pso  ri·atic (sôr - tk, sr-) adj. |
psoriasis [səˈraɪəsɪs]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) a skin disease characterized by the formation of reddish spots and patches covered with silvery scales: tends to run in families
[via New Latin from Greek: itching disease, from psōra itch]
psoriatic [ˌsɔːrɪˈætɪk] adj
| psoriasis (s-r-ss) A chronic, inflammatory skin disease in which recurring reddish patches, often covered with silvery scales, appear especially on the knees, elbow, scalp and trunk. Psoriasis is noncontagious and is inheritable. |
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| Noun | 1. |  psoriasis - a chronic skin disease characterized by dry red patches covered with scales; occurs especially on the scalp and ears and genitalia and the skin over bony prominencesacanthosis - an abnormal but benign thickening of the prickle-cell layer of the skin (as in psoriasis) |
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