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psora

/ˈsɔːɹ.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pso-ra
IPA
/ˈsɔːɹ.ə/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cutaneous disease, especially psoriasis, scabies, or mange.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin psōra, from Ancient Greek ψώρα (psṓra).

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Frequently Paired Words

psoric psoriasis psorosis

Questions

How do you pronounce psora?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɔːɹ.ə/.
What does psora mean?
A cutaneous disease, especially psoriasis, scabies, or mange.
Where does psora come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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