Found 2 items, similar to Pityriasis.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: pityriasis
pityriasis
n : any of several skin disorders characterized by shedding dry
flakes of skin
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Pityriasis
Pityriasis
\Pit`y*ri"a*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?, lit.,
bran.]
1. (Med.) A superficial affection of the skin, characterized
by irregular patches of thin scales which are shed in
branlike particles.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Veter.) A disease of domestic animals characterized by
dry epithelial scales, and due to digestive disturbances
and alteration of the function of the sebaceous glands.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pityriasis versicolor [NL.] (Med.), a parasitic disease of
the skin, characterized by the development of reddish or
brownish patches.
[1913 Webster]