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Pityriasis

Pityriasis Meaning & Definition
Pityriasis Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pityriasis?

[n] any of several skin disorders characterized by shedding dry flakes of skin

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See Also | dandruff | dermatosis | pityriasis alba | pityriasis rosea

Pityriasis In Webster's Dictionary

\Pit`y*ri"a*sis\, n. (Veter.) A disease of domestic animals characterized by dry epithelial scales, and due to digestive disturbances and alteration of the function of the sebaceous glands.
\Pit`y*ri"a*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?, lit., bran.] (Med.) A superficial affection of the skin, characterized by irregular patches of thin scales which are shed in branlike particles. {Pityriasis versicolor} [NL.] (Med.), a parasitic disease of the skin, characterized by the development of reddish or brownish patches.

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