PSORA

Etymology

Noun

psora (uncountable)

(medicine, obsolete) A cutaneous disease, especially psoriasis, scabies, or mange.

Anagrams

• Paros, Poras, aspro, praos, proas, rapos, rapso, roaps, sapor, sapro-

Source: Wiktionary


Pso"ra, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Med.)

Definition: A cutaneous disease; especially, the itch.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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