pityriasis

[ pit-uh-rahy-uh-sis ]

/ ˌpɪt əˈraɪ ə sɪs /

noun

Pathology. any of various skin diseases marked by the shedding of branlike scales of epidermis.

Veterinary Pathology. a skin disease in various domestic animals marked by dry scales.

Origin of pityriasis

1685–95; <New Latin <Greek pitȳríāsis branlike eruption, equivalent to pítȳr(on) bran, scale + -iāsis-iasis

Words nearby pityriasis

pituitous, pituri, pit viper, pity, pitying, pityriasis, pityriasis alba, pityriasis linguae, pityriasis rosea, pityriasis rubra, pityriasis rubra pilaris

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Example sentences from the Web for pityriasis

The Australasian affinities of Pityriasis emphasize its zoogeographical peculiarities.
Birds from North Borneo|Max C. Thompson
Since Pityriasis is endemic to Borneo, it probably was detached from the parent stock at an early period.
Birds from North Borneo|Max C. Thompson
Eczema and psoriasis, pityriasis, impetigo, and porrigo decalvans are forms of skin eruption seen.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
How is pityriasis rosea distinguished from ringworm, psoriasis and the squamous syphiloderm?
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon

Pityriasis, a skin eruption attended with branlike desquamation.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood

British Dictionary definitions for pityriasis

pityriasis

/ (ˌpɪtəˈraɪəsɪs) /

noun

any of a group of skin diseases characterized by the shedding of dry flakes of skin

a similar skin disease of certain domestic animals

Word Origin for pityriasis

C17: via New Latin from Greek pituriasis scurfiness, from pituron bran

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Medical definitions for pityriasis

pityriasis

[ 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.

Other words from pityriasis

pit′y•ri′a•sic (-sĭk) adj.

单词	pityriasis
释义	pityriasis [ pit-uh-rahy-uh-sis ] / ˌpɪt əˈraɪ ə sɪs / noun Pathology. any of various skin diseases marked by the shedding of branlike scales of epidermis. Veterinary Pathology. a skin disease in various domestic animals marked by dry scales. Origin of pityriasis 1685–95; <New Latin <Greek pitȳríāsis branlike eruption, equivalent to pítȳr(on) bran, scale + -iāsis-iasis Words nearby pityriasis pituitous, pituri, pit viper, pity, pitying, pityriasis, pityriasis alba, pityriasis linguae, pityriasis rosea, pityriasis rubra, pityriasis rubra pilaris Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pityriasis The Australasian affinities of Pityriasis emphasize its zoogeographical peculiarities. Birds from North Borneo\|Max C. Thompson Since Pityriasis is endemic to Borneo, it probably was detached from the parent stock at an early period. Birds from North Borneo\|Max C. Thompson Eczema and psoriasis, pityriasis, impetigo, and porrigo decalvans are forms of skin eruption seen. A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II\|Various How is pityriasis rosea distinguished from ringworm, psoriasis and the squamous syphiloderm? Essentials of Diseases of the Skin\|Henry Weightman Stelwagon Pityriasis, a skin eruption attended with branlike desquamation. The Nuttall Encyclopaedia\|Edited by Rev. James Wood British Dictionary definitions for pityriasis pityriasis / (ˌpɪtəˈraɪəsɪs) / noun any of a group of skin diseases characterized by the shedding of dry flakes of skin a similar skin disease of certain domestic animals Word Origin for pityriasis C17: via New Latin from Greek pituriasis scurfiness, from pituron bran Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for pityriasis pityriasis [ 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. Other words from pityriasis pit′y•ri′a•sic (-sĭk) adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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