pityriasis
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noun \ˌpi-ti-ˈrī-ə-səs\Definition of PITYRIASIS
: any of various skin conditions of humans or domestic animals marked by dry scaling patches of skin
Origin of PITYRIASIS
New Latin, from Greek, from pityron scurf
First Known Use: circa 1693
pit·y·ri·a·sis
noun \ˌpit-ə-ˈrī-ə-səs\ (Medical Dictionary)plural ; pit·y·ri·a·ses \-ˌsēz\ (audio pronunciation)
Medical Definition of PITYRIASIS
1
: any of several skin diseases marked by the formation and desquamation of fine scales
2
: a disease of domestic animals marked by dry epithelial scales or scurf due to alteration of the function of the sebaceous glands and possibly associated with digestive disorders
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