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pit⋅y⋅ri⋅a⋅sis

  [pit-uh-rahy-uh-sis]
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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; < NL < Gk pitȳríāsis branlike eruption, equiv. to pítȳr(on) bran, scale + -iāsis -iasis
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Main Entry: pit·y·ri·a·sis
Pronunciation: "pit-&-'rI-&-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural pit·y·ri·a·ses /-"sEz/
1 : any of several skin diseases marked by the formation and desquamation of fine scales
2 : a disease of domestic animals marked by dry epithelial scales or scurf due to alteration of the function of the sebaceous glands and possibly associated with digestive disorders
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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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