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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noundomain: state
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
English
Definition
an abnormal but benign thickening of the prickle-cell layer of the skin (as in psoriasis)
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