pityriasis Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of several skin disorders characterized by shedding dry flakes of skin

WordNet


Pit`y*ri"a*sis noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. , fr. , lit., bran.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) A superficial affection of the skin, characterized by irregular patches of thin scales which are shed in branlike particles.

Webster 1913