Pityriasis
Pityriasis , noun
[New Latin, from Greek {not transcribed}, from {not transcribed}, lit., bran.]
1.
(Medicine) A superficial affection of the skin, characterized by irregular patches of thin scales which are shed in branlike particles.
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.
Collocations (1)
\'d8Pityriasis versicolor (Medicine) , [New Latin] (Medicine), a parasitic disease of the skin, characterized by the development of reddish or brownish patches.