NOUN | state | psoriasis | a chronic skin disease characterized by dry red patches covered with scales |
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Sounds | seray'ahsahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | 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. | |
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Parts | acanthosis | An abnormal but benign thickening of the prickle-cell layer of the skin (as in psoriasis) |
Broader | skin disease, disease of the skin, skin disorder | A disease affecting the skin |
Spanish | psoriasis | |
Catalan | psoriasi |
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