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- [suh-rahy-uh-sis]
- /səˈraɪ ə sɪs/
- /səˈraɪə.sɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suh-rahy-uh-sis]
- /səˈraɪ ə sɪs/
Definitions of psoriasis word
- noun psoriasis a common chronic, inflammatory skin disease characterized by scaly patches. 1
- noun psoriasis skin disease 1
- uncountable noun psoriasis Psoriasis is a disease that causes dry red patches on the skin. 0
- noun psoriasis a skin disease characterized by the formation of reddish spots and patches covered with silvery scales: tends to run in families 0
- noun psoriasis a chronic skin disease characterized by scaly, reddish patches 0
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Origin of psoriasis
First appearance:
before 1675 One of the 48% oldest English words
1675-85; < New Latin < Greek psōríāsis, equivalent to psōriā-, variant stem of psōriân to have the itch (derivative of psṓra itch) + -sis -sis
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Parts of speech for Psoriasis
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psoriasis popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for psoriasis
noun psoriasis
- dermatitis — Dermatitis is a medical condition which makes your skin red and painful.
- mange — any of various skin diseases caused by parasitic mites, affecting animals and sometimes humans and characterized by loss of hair and scabby eruptions.
- crawling — a defect in freshly applied paint or varnish characterized by bare patches and ridging
- creeping — (of a plant) having a stem that grows horizontally along the ground and throws out roots at intervals
- itch — to have or feel a peculiar tingling or uneasy irritation of the skin that causes a desire to scratch the part affected: My nose itches.
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