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pityriasis

/ˌpɪtəˈɹaɪəsɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
pityr-i-a-sis
IPA
/ˌpɪtəˈɹaɪəsɪs/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several varieties of skin diseases characterized by the shedding of flakes or scales, such as dandruff.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From New Latin pityriasis, from Koine Greek πιτυρίασις (pituríasis), from Ancient Greek πίτῡρον (pítūron, “bran”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: pityriasis, πιτυρίασις, πίτῡρον

Usage

Inflected Forms

pityriases (plural)

Phrases

pityriasis rosea pityriasis versicolor

Questions

How do you pronounce pityriasis?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɪtəˈɹaɪəsɪs/.
What does pityriasis mean?
Any of several varieties of skin diseases characterized by the shedding of flakes or scales, such as dandruff.
Where does pityriasis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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