pityriasis

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/ˌpɪtəˈɹaɪəsɪs/

Definition of pityriasis

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noun

(countable, uncountable)Any of several varieties of skin diseases characterized by the shedding of flakes or scales, such as dandruff.

“‘This patch is pityriasis, you see, it's coffee-coloured. The things we use for the other troubles will cure that too.’”

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From New Latin pityriasis, from Koine Greek πιτυρίασις (pituríasis), from Ancient Greek πίτῡρον (pítūron, “bran”).

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