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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
psoriasis
    n 1: a chronic skin disease characterized by dry red patches
         covered with scales; occurs especially on the scalp and
         ears and genitalia and the skin over bony prominences

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Psoriasis \Pso*ri"a*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? psora.]
   (Med.)
   (a) The state of being affected with psora. [Obs.]
   (b) A cutaneous disease, characterized by imbricated silvery
       scales, affecting only the superficial layers of the
       skin.
       [1913 Webster]

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