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单词 psoriasis
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Definition of psoriasis in English:

psoriasis

noun sɒˈrʌɪəsɪssəˈraɪəsəs
mass nounMedicine
  • A skin disease marked by red, itchy, scaly patches.

    〔医〕牛皮癣,银屑病

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Oral methotrexate tablets are commonly used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and severe psoriasis.
    • Fungal rashes can sometimes be confused with other skin conditions, such as psoriasis and eczema.
    • Topical corticosteroid creams and ointments are applied to the skin to reduce inflammation in conditions such as eczema and psoriasis.
    • Psoralens sensitise the skin to ultraviolet light and are used in light therapy for vitiligo and psoriasis.
    • You might scratch the skin because it is itchy due to eczema or psoriasis inside the ear.

Derivatives

  • psoriatic

  • adjective ˌsɔːrɪˈatɪk
    Medicine
    • Krueger et al. observed that UV-B treatment produced a consistent and profound depletion of T lymphocytes from psoriatic epidermis.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • On the contrary, patients with psoriatic skin that has no epidermal layer get a significant amount of DNA photolesions even at suberythemal doses of UV.
      • Six were treated for rheumatoid, three for Crohn's disease, one for psoriatic arthritis, one for dermatomyositis and one for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
      • Compared to unaffected skin, psoriatic plaques have been shown to contain decreased levels of cAMP and increased levels of cGMP, which may contribute to epidermal hyperproliferation.
      • The rapidity of the response to intravenous n - 3 lipids exceeds by orders of magnitude the hitherto reported kinetics of improvement of psoriatic lesions upon use of oral supplementation.

Origin

Late 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek psōriasis, from psōrian 'have an itch', from psōra 'itch'.

Rhymes

archdiocese, diocese, elephantiasis

Definition of psoriasis in US English:

psoriasis

nounsəˈraɪəsəssəˈrīəsəs
Medicine
  • A skin disease marked by red, itchy, scaly patches.

    〔医〕牛皮癣,银屑病

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Fungal rashes can sometimes be confused with other skin conditions, such as psoriasis and eczema.
    • Oral methotrexate tablets are commonly used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and severe psoriasis.
    • Psoralens sensitise the skin to ultraviolet light and are used in light therapy for vitiligo and psoriasis.
    • Topical corticosteroid creams and ointments are applied to the skin to reduce inflammation in conditions such as eczema and psoriasis.
    • You might scratch the skin because it is itchy due to eczema or psoriasis inside the ear.

Origin

Late 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek psōriasis, from psōrian ‘have an itch’, from psōra ‘itch’.

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