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pityriasis

Syllabification: (pit·y·ri·a·sis)
Pronunciation: /ˌpitəˈrīəsis/
Definition of pityriasis

noun

[with modifier] Medicine
  • a skin disease characterized by the shedding of fine flaky scales.

Origin:

late 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek pituriasis 'scurf', from pituron 'bran', + -asis

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