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Psoriasis

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

Españolpsoriasis
Françaispsoriasis
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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.
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