psora

[ sawr-uh, sohr-uh ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. psoriasis.
2. scabies.

Other Words From

• pso·ric [sawr, -ik, sor, -], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of psora¹

1675–85; < Latin psōra < Greek psṓra itch

Example Sentences

He believed that disease was actually an itch, a disturbance in the ability of the body to heal itself, a suppressed “evil spirit” he called psora.

From Salon

The next miasmatic generator is sycosis, or the disposition to warty excrescences; but this source of disease Hahnemann does not consider so prolific as syphilis, or his favourite psora.

From Project Gutenberg

The Irish and Scotch peasantry from their infancy, and through life, are most subject to psora; and certainly our soldiers and sailors, amongst whom the disease is common, are not more predisposed to chronic diseases than any other classes of society, of course not taking into consideration the effects of unhealthy climates.

From Project Gutenberg

Nor did the ancients consider their psora as our itch.

From Project Gutenberg

Hahnemann's theory of psora is no chimera, as many theoreticians would have us believe.

From Project Gutenberg