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noun
1.
Pathology. any of various skin diseases marked by the shedding of branlike scales of epidermis.
2.
Veterinary Pathology. a skin disease in various domestic animals marked by dry scales.
Origin:
1685–95; < Neo-Latin < Greek pitȳríāsis branlike eruption, equivalent to pítȳr(on) bran, scale + -iāsis -iasis
1685–95; < Neo-Latin < Greek pitȳríāsis branlike eruption, equivalent to pítȳr(on) bran, scale + -iāsis -iasis
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Pityriasis
has a plethora of syllables.
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pityriasis pit·y·ri·a·sis (pĭt'ĭ-rī'ə-sĭs)
n. pl. pit·y·ri·a·ses (-sēz')
Any of various skin diseases of humans and animals, characterized by epidermal shedding of flaky scales.
pit'y·ri'a·sic (-sĭk) adj.
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