psoriasis

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Scrabble points: 11
Words With Friends: 12
Letters: 9

Pronunciation

/səˈɹaɪ.əsɪs/

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/səˈɹaɪ.əsɪs/ · /sɵrɪˈjæsɪs/ · /sɵˈraj(ə)sɪs/

Definition of psoriasis

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(countable, uncountable)A noncontagious disease whose main symptom is gray or silvery flaky patches on the skin which are red and inflamed underneath when scratched.

“He suffers from a skin complaint, psoriasis, which has rendered his hands scaly, hard and red.”

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Etymology

From Late Latin psōriasis (“mange, scurvy, psoriasis”), from Koine Greek ψωρίασις (psōríasis), from Ancient Greek ψώρα (psṓra, “itch”) + -σις (-sis, “-sis: forming nouns of action & medical disorders”). Cognate with psora.

Anagrams of psoriasis

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PARISOSIS 11 pts

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PISSOIR 9 pts

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