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psoriasis

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9 lettersPronunciation /səˈɹaɪ.əsɪs/Part of speech nounSorted aiioprsssStarts with PEnds with S0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A chronic skin condition that causes scaly, inflamed patches.

Word origin

From Late Latin psōriasis (“mange, scurvy, psoriasis”), from Koine Greek ψωρίασις (psōríasis), from Ancient Greek ψώρα (psṓra, “itch”) + -σις (-sis, “-sis: forming nouns of action & medical disorders”). Cognate with psora.

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  • He suffers from a skin complaint, psoriasis, which has rendered his hands scaly, hard and red.

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