pitiriasis

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin pityriāsis, from Ancient Greek πιτυρίασις (pituríasis), from πίτυρον (píturon, “bran”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pitiˈɾjasis/ [pi.t̪iˈɾja.sis]
• Rhymes: -asis
• Syllabification: pi‧ti‧ria‧sis

Noun

pitiriasis f (plural pitiriasis)

1. (dermatology) pityriasis

Derived terms

• pitiriasis rosada
• pitiriasis versicolor

 

Further reading

• “pitiriasis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014