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psoriasis
[ suh-rahy-uh-sis ]
noun
- a common chronic, inflammatory skin disease characterized by scaly patches.
psoriasis
/ ˌsɔːrɪˈætɪk; səˈraɪəsɪs /
noun
- a skin disease characterized by the formation of reddish spots and patches covered with silvery scales: tends to run in families
psoriasis
/ sə-rī′ə-sĭs /
- 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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Derived Forms
- psoriatic, adjective
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Other Words From
- pso·ri·at·ic [sawr-ee-, at, -ik, sohr-], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of psoriasis1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of psoriasis1
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Example Sentences
Additionally, early clinical trials have indicated that the drug might also help treat psoriasis.
She writes, “the baboon-man is my psoriasis... an illness that sticks to the skin and only wakes up when you no longer expect it.”
At what age does psoriasis usually first make its appearance?
Are there any constitutional or subjective symptoms in psoriasis?
How are you to distinguish the papulo-squamous syphiloderm from psoriasis?
When the patches arrange themselves in an irregular winding or festoon-like manner; as, for instance, in some cases of psoriasis.
Psoriasis of the scalp rarely exists independently of other patches elsewhere on the general surface.
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