pityriasis
Meanings
noun
- Any of several varieties of skin diseases characterized by the shedding of flakes or scales, such as dandruff.
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Etymology
From New Latin pityriasis, from Koine Greek πιτυρίασις (pituríasis), from Ancient Greek πίτῡρον (pítūron, “bran”).
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