psoriasis
/səˈɹaɪ.əsɪs/ · noun
Meaning
- A noncontagious disease whose main symptom is gray or silvery flaky patches on the skin which are red and inflamed underneath when scratched.
Etymology / origin
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.
- ψώρα(Ancient Greek)→
- ψωρίασις(grc-koi)→
- psōriasis(la-lat)→
- psoriasis (English)
- Relations: bor, der, der
Related words
Descendant words
- psoriaasi(Finnish) (cog)
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