psoriasis
noun
pso·ri·a·sis
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Definition of psoriasis
: a chronic skin disease characterized by circumscribed red patches covered with white scales
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Other Words from psoriasis
psoriatic
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adjective or noun
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adjective or noun
Examples of psoriasis in a Sentence
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While there's no telling if his diagnosis is accurate, studies have shown that there is a link between high serum copper levels and psoriasis. — Rachel Lubitz, refinery29.com, "We Spoke To Kim Kardashian's "Medical Medium" About Her Psoriasis Struggle," 15 June 2019 Humira, which treats rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and colitis, saw sales slip in the first quarter due to growing biosimilar competition overseas. — Washington Post, "AbbVie makes $63B bid for Botox maker Allergan," 25 June 2019 Bristol doesn’t currently sell psoriasis medicines, but has an experimental drug for the disease in late-stage trials. — Joseph Walker, WSJ, "Antitrust Concerns Delay Bristol-Myers’ $74 Billion Merger With Celgene," 24 June 2019 AbbVie’s flagship therapy, a medicine used to treat a slew of conditions from arthritis to psoriasis to Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, is the bestselling drug in the world, bringing in nearly $20 billion in global sales last year alone. — Fortune, "Protect at All Costs: How the Maker of the World’s Bestselling Drug Keeps Prices Sky-High," 18 July 2019 Applying an aloe extract cream several times daily might reduce redness, scaling, and itching inflammation due to mild to moderate psoriasis, the Mayo Clinic states. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "The 5 Best Benefits of Aloe Vera Gel, According to Dermatologists," 8 July 2019 Public health advocates worry that some doctors are issuing bogus medical exemptions, allowing kindergartners to avoid inoculations for spurious reasons like asthma or skin conditions such as psoriasis. — Rong-gong Lin Ii, latimes.com, "Measles-infected person travels through LAX airport on Memorial Day weekend," 7 June 2019 In the skin condition psoriasis, which afflicts more than 8 million Americans, studies found the drug could clear up painful and itchy rashes by 75% to 90% in months. — Fortune, "Protect at All Costs: How the Maker of the World’s Bestselling Drug Keeps Prices Sky-High," 18 July 2019 Under an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission, Bristol-Myers will sell off the psoriasis pill Otezla to appease antitrust regulators’ concerns, the company said in a statement. — BostonGlobe.com, "Airline food service workers nationwide authorize strike," 25 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'psoriasis.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for psoriasis
psoriasis
noun
English Language Learners Definition of psoriasis
medical
: a skin disease that causes areas of your skin to become red and rough and to fall off
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psoriasis
noun
pso·ri·a·sis
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plural psoriases\ -ˌsēz
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Medical Definition of psoriasis
: a chronic skin disease characterized by circumscribed red patches covered with white scales
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