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psoriasis


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Psoriasis  \Pso*ri"a*sis\,  n.  [NL.,  fr  Gr  ?,  fr  ?  psora.] 
  (Med.) 
  a  The  state  of  being  affected  with  psora.  [Obs.] 
  b  A  cutaneous  disease,  characterized  by  imbricated  silvery 
  scales,  affecting  only  the  superficial  layers  of  the 
  skin. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  psoriasis 
  n  :  a  chronic  skin  disease  characterized  by  dry  red  patches 
  covered  with  scales;  occurs  especially  on  the  scalp  and 
  ears  and  genitalia  and  the  skin  over  bony  prominences 




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