Look up: pityriasis

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   pityriasis
   [n] - any of several skin disorders characterized by shedding dry flakes of skin
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   Pityriasis
   Pit`y·ri'a·sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ..., from ..., lit., bran.] (Medicine) A superficial affection of the skin, characterized by irregular patches of thin scales which are shed in branlike particles. - - Pityriasis versicolor [ New Latin ] (Medicine) , a parasitic disease of the skin, characterized by the development of reddish or brownish patches.
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   Pityriasis
   Pit`y·ri'a·sis noun (Veter.) A disease of domestic animals characterized by dry epithelial scales, and due to digestive disturbances and alteration of the function of the sebaceous glands.
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   pityriasis
   <dermatology> A name originally applied to a group of skin diseases characterised by the formation of fine, branny scales, but now used only with a modifier. ... Origin: Gr. Pityron = bran ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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   pityriasis
   noun any of several skin disorders characterized by shedding dry flakes of skin
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   Pityriasis
   `Pityriasis` commonly refers to flaking of the skin. Types include: * Pityriasis alba * Pityriasis lichenoides chronica * Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta * Pityriasis rosea * Pityriasis rubra pilaris * Pityriasis versicolor * Dandruff is historically called `Pityriasis capitis`
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   pityriasis
   (pit″ĭ-ri´ә-sis) any of various skin diseases characterized by fine, branny scales.
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   Pityriasis
   • (n.) A disease of domestic animals characterized by dry epithelial scales, and due to digestive disturbances and alteration of the function of the sebaceous glands. • (n.) A superficial affection of the skin, characterized by irregular patches of thin scales which are shed in branlike particles.
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   pityriasis
   (Gr. pityron bran + -iasis) 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.
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    pityriasis
    A dermatosis marked by branny desquamation. [G. fr. pityron, bran, dandruff]
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