| NOUN | state | pityriasis | any of several skin disorders characterized by shedding dry flakes of skin |
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| Meaning | Any of several skin disorders characterized by shedding dry flakes of skin. | |
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| Narrower | dandruff | A condition in which white scales of dead skin are shed by the scalp |
| pityriasis alba | Common form of pityriasis (usually in children or young adults) characterized by round patches of depigmentation | |
| pityriasis rosea | pityriasis in which an itchy rash develops over the trunk and extremities | |
| Broader | dermatosis | disorder involving lesions or eruptions of the skin (in which there is usually no inflammation) |
| Catalan | pitiriasi | |
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