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)

(dermatology) pityriasis

Derived terms

pitiriasis rosada
pitiriasis versicolor

Further reading

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

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