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psoriasis

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pso·ri·a·sis /səˈraɪəsɪs/ noun [uncountable]  MIa skin disease that causes rough red areas where the skin comes off in small pieces 牛皮癣
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psoriasisIt will provide a range of high-technology treatment for skin diseases including dermatitis, skin cancer and psoriasis.Programme LUNCH/ZMU/27/10/93 We've had an amazing response to our search for a cure for the chronic skin complaint psoriasis.Available on prescription, Calcipotriol is advised for the skin condition psoriasis.Known as the sunshine vitamin because it's absorbed from the sun, Vitamin D is a well-known treatment for psoriasis.Other people who get psoriasis only on knees and elbows may need to fend people off.I talk about a rash on my arm that looks like an allergic reaction but is in fact the heartbreak of psoriasis.
Origin psoriasis (1600-1700) Modern Latin Greek, from psora itch
pso·ri·a·sis nounChineseSyllable
that causes Corpus areas skin disease a rough red where


psoriasis
psoriasis /səˈraɪəsəs, səˈraɪəsɪs/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Modern Latin
 Origin: Greek, from psora 'itch'
a skin disease that causes rough red areas where the skin comes off in small pieces


psor·ia·sisBrE /səˈraɪəsɪs/ 🔊NAmE /səˈraɪəsɪs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (medical 医学) a skin disease that causes rough red areas where the skin comes off in small pieces 银屑病;牛皮癣