psoriasis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ψωρίασις (psōríasis), from ψώρα (psṓra, “itch”) (English psora) + -σις (-sis, “nouns of action”) (English -sis).

Noun

psoriasis (countable and uncountable, plural psoriases)

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

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ψωρίασις (psōríasis), from ψώρα (psṓra, “itch”) + -σις (-sis, “action, process”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pso̞ˈɾja̠.sis], [so̞ˈɾja̠.sis]

Noun

psoriasis f (plural psoriasis)

1. (dermatology) psoriasis