Synonyms for psoriasis
səˈraɪ ə sɪspso·ri·a·sis

Princeton's WordNet

1. psoriasisnoun

   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

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1. • Skin Disease

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1. psoriasis

   Synonyms:
   Psoriasis vulgaris

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How to use psoriasis in a sentence?

1. Mary Jane Minkin:

   If someone has psoriasis all over their body and it looks like psoriasis [on their vulva], I’ll assume it’s the same thing.

2. Jon Goulding:

   A screen for cardiovascular risk factors( e.g. diabetes, hypertension etc.) is crucial to pick up those which could be treated, to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke patients with psoriasis already carry a higher than average risk of cardiovascular disease, so they should strictly follow standard public health advice about maintaining a healthy body weight and exercise levels, stop smoking, and reduce alcohol intake.

3. Jonathan Silverberg:

   They’re all related to a common inflammatory pathway, the good news is that a lot of the newer treatments that are remarkably effective for psoriasis also work well for psoriatic as well as rheumatoid arthritis.

4. Darrell Rigel:

   If you have eczema or psoriasis, you probably wouldn't want something that's too drying, so, you might not want the gel, you might want the cream or the lotion or something that's better.