HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
← Back to search

Meaning of Psoriasis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
səˈɹaɪ.əsɪs

Definitions

A noncontagious disease whose main symptom is gray or silvery flaky patches on the skin which are red and inflamed underneath when scratched.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Català psoriasi
Čeština lupenka psoriáza
Deutsch Schuppenflechte
Ελληνικά ψωρίαση
Español psoriasis
Français psoriasis
Bahasa Indonesia psoriasis
Íslenska sori
Italiano psoriasi
日本語 乾癬
한국어 건선
Latina lepra leprae
Polski łuszczyca
Português psoríase
Română psoriazis
Русский псориа́з
Українська псоріаз

Examples

“He suffers from a skin complaint, psoriasis, which has rendered his hands scaly, hard and red.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See all B2 English words →

See also

Learn this word in context

See Psoriasis used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free