Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A noncontagious inflammatory skin disease characterized by recurring reddish patches covered with silvery scales.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A chronic non-contagious skin-disease, characterized by reddish, slightly elevated, dry patches of varying size, shape, and number, covered with whitish or grayish imbricated scales. The upper stratum and papillæ of the corium become infiltrated with leucocytes, the lower part of the epidermis becomes overgrown, cornification of the surface is interfered with, and the cells become loosened. Psoriasis isfound chiefly on extensor surfaces—elbows, knees, back, and scalp—not on mucous surfaces.
Wiktionary
- n. pathology A noncontagious disease whose main symptom is gray or silvery flaky patches on the skin which are red and inflamed underneath when scratched.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. obsolete The state of being affected with psora.
- n. A cutaneous disease, characterized by imbricated silvery scales, affecting only the superficial layers of the skin.
WordNet 3.0
- 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
Etymologies
- From Ancient Greek ψωρίασις, from ψώρα ("itch") (English psora) + -σις (-sis, "nouns of action") (English -sis). (Wiktionary)
- Greek psōriāsis, itch, mange, from psōriān, to have the itch, from psōrā, itch. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“For decades after Willan's description, some authors favored using the term psoriasis, while others chose the term lepra.”
“In his books, Gibert (1797-1866) used the term psoriasis, recognized secondary syphilis as a contagious entity, and established pityriasis rosea as a clinical syndrome.”
“Although he used the term psoriasis, his description is now believed to most likely represent seborrheic dermatitis.”
“Galen (133-200 AD) first utilized the term psoriasis, but his description was not consistent with the disorder that we now call psoriasis.”
“FYI, I really struggled with either short-term psoriasis or ezcema last year.”
“Guttate psoriasis (comes out of a Latin word Gutta that means drop), small, teardrop-shaped lesion appears on the limbs, trunk, and scalp and is generally frequently caused by upper respiratory infections (e.g.: a sore throat due to streptococcal germs).”
“Physicians lacked clarity regarding the word psoriasis and the ability to distinguish psoriasis from diseases with similar cutaneous manifestations.”
“You may know me from my time on Saturday Night Live, for my roles in various films including A League of Their Own, The Wedding Singer and, most recently, Casino Jack or for my jaw-dropping good looks, but what you probably don't know is that I've been living with a chronic skin condition called psoriasis for more than 10 years.”
The Huffington Post: Jon Lovitz: Seriously, I Have Psoriasis!
“The waters of the Dead Sea have been shown to provide benefits to those who suffer with the skin condition known as psoriasis.”
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“It can also be called psoriasis vulgaris the regular English word “vulgar” means “common”.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘psoriasis’.
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• Little pains in my butt
Annoying, little, things. In a single word.
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Logolepsy
"Luciferous Logolepsy is a collection of over 9,000 obscure English words. Though the definition of an 'English' word might seem to be straightforward, it is not. There exist so many adopted, deriv...
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Itchy
wool, cat dander, ragweed, poison ivy, dust mite, poison oak, nettles, pollen, mosquito bite, chigger, dog dander, pet dander and 39 more...
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Starts with a silent letter
...with grateful thanks to telofy (for "cnidarian"), and to the song "Crazy ABC's" by Barenaked Ladies.
cnidarian, mnemonic, chthonic, ptarmigan, psoriasis, psittacine, bdellium, aisle, czar, gnarly, gnat, gnaw and 82 more...
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poonis's Words
windswept, brouhaha, nocuous, sanguine, dissonance, diatribe, homunculus, rancor, stupor, resplendent, anecdote, splay and 125 more...
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phantasmagorical, antidisestablishm..., gargantuan, apocryphal, maim, disembowel, viscous, apothecary, seminal, exponential, googol, googolplex and 90 more...
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sionnach's Words
contumely, fomite, holmgang, poltroon, eleemosynary, obsidian, nugatory, grindcore, felch, recrudescent, pyx, parenteral and 3271 more...
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good words
words that are mostly fun to say or just lovely
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to bee or not to bee
The omission of a sound, letter, or syllable from a word.
gladiolus, abrogate, luxuriance, albumen, asceticism, fracas, foulard, knack, propitiatory, deteriorating, intelligible, interning and 69 more...
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Spelling-Bee Winners
Chapter headings from the book Logorrhea, a collection of short stories. Each story is inspired by one of these words.
chiaroscuro, lyceum, logorrhea, vivisepulture, eczema, sacrilege, semaphore, smaragdine, insouciant, cambist, pococurante, autochthonous and 10 more...
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Ugly Words
hoary, coarse, ignoramus, gout, visceral, writhe, shriek, sour, move, unctuous, psoriasis, echinacea and 66 more...
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Scripps National Spelling Bee Winners
Since 1925.
gladiolus, cerise, luxuriance, albumen, asceticism, fracas, foulard, knack, torsion, deteriorating, intelligible, interning and 73 more...
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1102
genteel, ultimatum, melanoma, ceviche, schizophrenia, burly, fumigation, dry-beat, stickybeak, abnormous, dayspring, windbound and 25 more...
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Math, Science, Medicine,Computers
coalesce, transit, polynomial, binomial, circadian, nuclear, javascript, ecmascript, rss, ajax, trepanning, mundaneum and 15 more...
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Silent P
ptarmigan, pneumonia, psylla, psychic, pfeffernuss, pfennig, pterodactyl, psalm, pseudonym, ptolemaic, psyche, pfui teufel and 26 more...
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