psoriasis en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From 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.
Meanings
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(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.
He suffers from a skin complaint, psoriasis, which has rendered his hands scaly, hard and red.
2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, page 11:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| psoriases | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
psoriatic · antipsoriasis · parapsoriasis · psoriasiform · psoriasin · sebopsoriasis
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Synonyms
Translations (40)
da psoriasis (skin disease) · la leprae (skin disease) · sv psoriasis (skin disease) · az pullu dəmrov (skin disease) · cmn 牛皮癬 /牛皮癣 (skin disease) · ru псориа́з (skin disease) · pl łuszczyca (skin disease) · el ψωρίαση (skin disease) · ar صَدَفِيَّة (skin disease) · la lepra (skin disease) · id psoriasis (skin disease) · fi hilsetystauti (skin disease) · pt psoríase (skin disease) · ro psoriazis (skin disease) · cmn 銀屑病 /银屑病 (skin disease) · fa صدفک (skin disease) · eo psoriazo (skin disease) · bg псориазис (skin disease) · ca psoriasi (skin disease) · tl soryasis (skin disease) · th สะเก็ดเงิน (skin disease) · ja 乾癬 (skin disease) · de Schuppenflechte (skin disease) · sl luskavica (skin disease) · is sóri (skin disease) · it psoriasi (skin disease) · cs psoriáza (skin disease) · es psoriasis (skin disease) · fo psoriasis (skin disease) · grc λέπρα (skin disease) · la psoriasis (skin disease) · ko 건선 (skin disease) · tr sedef hastalığı (skin disease) · fi psoriasis (skin disease) · fi psoriaasi (skin disease) · nb psoriasis (skin disease) · nn psoriasis (skin disease) · fr psoriasis (skin disease) · cs lupénka (skin disease) · grc ψωρίασις (skin disease)