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/ˌpɪtəˈɹaɪəsɪs/ · noun
(pathology) Any of several varieties of skin diseases characterized by the shedding of flakes or scales, such as dandruff..
‘This patch is pityriasis, you see, it's coffee-coloured. The things we use for the other troubles will cure that too.’
Use pityriasis when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pityriasis means (pathology) Any of several varieties of skin diseases characterized by the shedding of flakes or scales, such as dandruff..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
‘This patch is pityriasis, you see, it's coffee-coloured. The things we use for the other troubles will cure that too.’
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