pityriasis

American  

[pit-uh-rahy-uh-sis] / ˌpɪt əˈraɪ ə sɪs /

noun

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

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

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pityriasis British  

/ ˌpɪtəˈraɪəsɪs /

noun

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

2. a similar skin disease of certain domestic animals

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Etymology

Origin of pityriasis

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

Example Sentences

In 1924, a skin specialist at the University of Minnesota diagnosed her with pityriasis rubra pilaris, a chronic skin disease that had no significant treatment options or a cure at the time.

From Washington Times • Dec. 2, 2017

Some dry and scaly skin eruptions, of which pityriasis is the most common, need different treatment.

From A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them by Williams, Mrs. Leslie

It is an excellent local remedy for the itch, for herpes and especially for pityriasis versicolor, used alone or emulsified with lemon juice.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers

In aged people this condition is the pityriasis nigra of Willan.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Pharmacology and Therapeutics.—Carbolic acid is an efficient parasiticide, and is largely used in destroying the fungus of ringworm and of the skin disease known as pityriasis versicolor.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various