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psoriases

psoriases is the plural of psoriasis.

Meaning of psoriasis

Noun

psoriasis (countable and uncountable, plural psoriases)

  1. A noncontagious disease whose main symptom is gray or silvery flaky patches on the skin which are red and inflamed underneath when scratched.
    • He suffers from a skin complaint, psoriasis, which has rendered his hands scaly, hard and red.2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, page 11
    Synonyms:
    lepra

Questions about psoriases

What is psoriases the plural of?
Psoriases is the plural of psoriasis.

Words near psoriases in the dictionary

  1. psoralen
  2. psoralene
  3. psoralenes
  4. psoralenoside
  5. psoralens
  6. psoriases
  7. psoriasic
  8. psoriasiform
  9. psoriasin
  10. psoriasis
  11. psoriatic

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