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1. (n.) pityriasis
any of several skin diseases marked by the shedding of branlike scales.
Etymology: (1685–95; < NL < Gk pit&ymacr;ríāsis branlike eruption =pít&ymacr;r(on) bran, scale +-iāsis -iasis)
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1. (noun) pityriasis
any of several skin disorders characterized by shedding dry flakes of skin
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1. (noun) pityriasis
a superficial affection of the skin, characterized by irregular patches of thin scales which are shed in branlike particles
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. pityriasis
a skin eruption attended with branlike desquamation.
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. pityriasis
A name originally applied to a group of skin diseases characterized by the formation of fine, branny scales, but now used only with a modifier. (Dorland, 27th ed)
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