psoriasis
A noncontagious disease whose main symptom is gray or silvery flaky patches on the…A noncontagious disease whose main symptom is gray or silvery flaky patches on the skin which are red and inflamed underneath when scratched.
» Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune disease.
Psoriasis ist eine chronische Autoimmunkrankheit.
Псориаз - хроническое аутоиммунное заболевание.
Meaning
1 senses(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.
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псориа́зpsoriáz
- a chronic skin disease characterized by dry red patches covered with scales; occurs especially on the scalp and ears and genitalia and the skin over bony prominences
Examples
4 sentencesPsoriasis is a chronic autoimmune disease.
ruПсориаз - хроническое аутоиммунное заболевание.
dePsoriasis ist eine chronische Autoimmunkrankheit.
I have psoriasis.
Psoriasis is a skin disease.
Researchers have developed a moisturizing lotion with the potential to treat deadly skin cancers, psoriasis and promote diabetic wound healing.
Translations
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Origin
From Late Latin psōriasis (“mange, scurvy, psoriasis”), from Koine Greek ψωρίασις (psōríasFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: psoriasesSynonyms
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