# psoriasis
## English
### Etymology

From Late Latin psōriasis (“mange, scurvy, psoriasis”), from Koine Greek ψωρίασις (psōríasis), from Ancient Greek ψώρα (psṓra, “itch”) + -σις (-sis, “-sis: forming nouns of action & medical disorders”). Cognate with psora.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /səˈɹaɪ.əsɪs/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
** Audio (US):(file)
** Rhymes: -aɪəsɪs
* (South Asia) IPA: /soɾiˈæsis/

### Noun

psoriasis (countable and uncountable, plural psoriases)
* (pathology) A noncontagious disease whose main symptom is gray or silvery flaky patches on the skin which are red and inflamed underneath when scratched.
** 2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, page 11:He suffers from a skin complaint, psoriasis, which has rendered his hands scaly, hard and red.

#### Synonyms

* lepra (obs.)

#### Derived terms

* antipsoriasis
* parapsoriasis
* psoriatic

#### Related terms

* psora

#### Translations
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ψωρίασις (psōríasis).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpsoriɑsis/, [ˈps̠o̞riˌɑ̝s̠is̠]
* Rhymes: -ɑsis
* Hyphenation: pso‧ria‧sis

### Noun

psoriasis
* (medicine) psoriasis

#### Declension

Possessive forms of psoriasis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
psoriasikseni
psoriasikseni
accusative
nom.
psoriasikseni
psoriasikseni
gen.
psoriasikseni
genitive
psoriasikseni
psoriasisteni psoriasiksieni
partitive
psoriasistani
psoriasiksiani
inessive
psoriasiksessani
psoriasiksissani
elative
psoriasiksestani
psoriasiksistani
illative
psoriasikseeni
psoriasiksiini
adessive
psoriasiksellani
psoriasiksillani
ablative
psoriasikseltani
psoriasiksiltani
allative
psoriasikselleni
psoriasiksilleni
essive
psoriasiksenani
psoriasiksinani
translative
psoriasiksekseni
psoriasiksikseni
abessive
psoriasiksettani
psoriasiksittani
instructive
comitative
—psoriasiksineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
psoriasiksesi
psoriasiksesi
accusative
nom.
psoriasiksesi
psoriasiksesi
gen.
psoriasiksesi
genitive
psoriasiksesi
psoriasistesi psoriasiksiesi
partitive
psoriasistasi
psoriasiksiasi
inessive
psoriasiksessasi
psoriasiksissasi
elative
psoriasiksestasi
psoriasiksistasi
illative
psoriasikseesi
psoriasiksiisi
adessive
psoriasiksellasi
psoriasiksillasi
ablative
psoriasikseltasi
psoriasiksiltasi
allative
psoriasiksellesi
psoriasiksillesi
essive
psoriasiksenasi
psoriasiksinasi
translative
psoriasikseksesi
psoriasiksiksesi
abessive
psoriasiksettasi
psoriasiksittasi
instructive
comitative
—psoriasiksinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
psoriasiksemme
psoriasiksemme
accusative
nom.
psoriasiksemme
psoriasiksemme
gen.
psoriasiksemme
genitive
psoriasiksemme
psoriasistemme psoriasiksiemme
partitive
psoriasistamme
psoriasiksiamme
inessive
psoriasiksessamme
psoriasiksissamme
elative
psoriasiksestamme
psoriasiksistamme
illative
psoriasikseemme
psoriasiksiimme
adessive
psoriasiksellamme
psoriasiksillamme
ablative
psoriasikseltamme
psoriasiksiltamme
allative
psoriasiksellemme
psoriasiksillemme
essive
psoriasiksenamme
psoriasiksinamme
translative
psoriasikseksemme
psoriasiksiksemme
abessive
psoriasiksettamme
psoriasiksittamme
instructive
comitative
—psoriasiksinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
psoriasiksenne
psoriasiksenne
accusative
nom.
psoriasiksenne
psoriasiksenne
gen.
psoriasiksenne
genitive
psoriasiksenne
psoriasistenne psoriasiksienne
partitive
psoriasistanne
psoriasiksianne
inessive
psoriasiksessanne
psoriasiksissanne
elative
psoriasiksestanne
psoriasiksistanne
illative
psoriasikseenne
psoriasiksiinne
adessive
psoriasiksellanne
psoriasiksillanne
ablative
psoriasikseltanne
psoriasiksiltanne
allative
psoriasiksellenne
psoriasiksillenne
essive
psoriasiksenanne
psoriasiksinanne
translative
psoriasikseksenne
psoriasiksiksenne
abessive
psoriasiksettanne
psoriasiksittanne
instructive
comitative
—psoriasiksinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
psoriasiksensa
psoriasiksensa
accusative
nom.
psoriasiksensa
psoriasiksensa
gen.
psoriasiksensa
genitive
psoriasiksensa
psoriasistensa psoriasiksiensa
partitive
psoriasistaan psoriasistansa
psoriasiksiaan psoriasiksiansa
inessive
psoriasiksessaan psoriasiksessansa
psoriasiksissaan psoriasiksissansa
elative
psoriasiksestaan psoriasiksestansa
psoriasiksistaan psoriasiksistansa
illative
psoriasikseensa
psoriasiksiinsa
adessive
psoriasiksellaan psoriasiksellansa
psoriasiksillaan psoriasiksillansa
ablative
psoriasikseltaan psoriasikseltansa
psoriasiksiltaan psoriasiksiltansa
allative
psoriasikselleen psoriasiksellensa
psoriasiksilleen psoriasiksillensa
essive
psoriasiksenaan psoriasiksenansa
psoriasiksinaan psoriasiksinansa
translative
psoriasiksekseen psoriasikseksensa
psoriasiksikseen psoriasiksiksensa
abessive
psoriasiksettaan psoriasiksettansa
psoriasiksittaan psoriasiksittansa
instructive
comitative
—psoriasiksineen psoriasiksinensa :

#### Synonyms

* psoriaasi
* hilsetystauti

### Further reading

* “psoriasis”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ψωρίασις (psōríasis), from ψώρα (psṓra, “itch”) + -σις (-sis, “action, process”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /soˈɾjasis/ [soˈɾja.sis]
* Rhymes: -asis
* Syllabification: pso‧ria‧sis

### Noun

psoriasis f (plural psoriasis)
* (dermatology) psoriasis

#### Derived terms

* psoriásico
* psoriasiforme

### Further reading

* “psoriasis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10