psoriasis
Meanings
Plural: psoriases
Noun
- 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
- A noncontagious disease whose main symptom is gray or silvery flaky patches on the skin which are red and inflamed underneath when scratched.
Origin / Etymology
From Late Latin psōriasis (“mange, scurvy, psoriasis”), from Koine Greek ψωρίασις (psōríasis), from Ancient Greek ψώρα (psṓra, “itch”) + -σις (-sis, “-sis: forming nouns of action & medical disorders”). Cognate with psora.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
psoriasis is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordpsoriasis is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
psoriasis is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
psoriasis is a valid Words With Friends word