psoriasis
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: Psoriasis
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ψωρίασις (psōríasis), from ψώρα (psṓra, “itch”) (English psora) + -σις (-sis, “nouns of action”) (English -sis).
Noun[edit]
psoriasis (countable and uncountable, plural psoriases)
- (pathology) A noncontagious disease whose main symptom is gray or silvery flaky patches on the skin which are red and inflamed underneath when scratched.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
facial skin disease
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ψωρίασις (psōríasis), from ψώρα (psṓra, “itch”) + -σις (-sis, “action, process”).
Noun[edit]
psoriasis f (plural psoriasis)
Categories:
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Diseases
- English words suffixed with -sis
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Spanish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- es:Dermatology
- es:Skin
- Spanish words suffixed with -sis
