pityriasis

Noun
  1. Any of several skin disorders characterized by shedding dry flakes of skin (synset 114254504)
    is a type of: dermatosis - disorder involving lesions or eruptions of the skin (in which there is usually no inflammation)
    subtypes:
    • dandruff - a condition in which white scales of dead skin are shed by the scalp
    • pityriasis alba - common form of pityriasis (usually in children or young adults) characterized by round patches of depigmentation
    • pityriasis rosea - pityriasis in which an itchy rash develops over the trunk and extremities

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