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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK], 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.

See also: pityriasis

Pityriasis f

Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276

See also: Pityriasis

pityriasis ‎(plural pityriases)

(pathology) Any of several varieties of skin diseases characterized by the shedding of flakes or scales

any of several varieties of skin diseases