pityriasis

pit·y·ri·a·sis

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pit-uh-rahy-uh-sis]
- /ˌpɪt əˈraɪ ə sɪs/
- /pˌɪtɪrɪˈɑːsiz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pit-uh-rahy-uh-sis]
- /ˌpɪt əˈraɪ ə sɪs/

Definitions of pityriasis word

noun pityriasis Pathology. any of various skin diseases marked by the shedding of branlike scales of epidermis. 1
noun pityriasis Veterinary Pathology. a skin disease in various domestic animals marked by dry scales. 1
noun pityriasis any of a group of skin diseases characterized by the shedding of dry flakes of skin 0
noun pityriasis a similar skin disease of certain domestic animals 0
noun pityriasis any of various skin diseases characterized by the shedding of scaly flakes of epidermis 0
noun pityriasis a skin disease of domestic animals, characterized by the formation of dry scales 0

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Origin of pityriasis

First appearance:

before 1685

One of the 48% oldest English words

1685-95; < New Latin < Greek pitȳríāsis branlike eruption, equivalent to pítȳr(on) bran, scale + -iāsis -iasis

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Parts of speech for Pityriasis

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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pityriasis popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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