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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Pityriaseidae — the Bornean bristlehead.
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Examples
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When I said yes, he told me I had a rare condition called Pityriasis rubra pilaris, which was triggered by sunbed use.
Home | Mail Online 2009
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When I said yes, he told me I had a rare condition called Pityriasis rubra pilaris, which was triggered by sunbed use.
Home | Mail Online 2009
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Pityriasis rubra pilaris and celiac sprue with malabsorption.
The UltraMind Solution M.D. Mark Hyman 2009
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Pityriasis rosea is a disease of a mildly inflammatory nature, characterized by discrete, and later frequently confluent, variously sized, slightly raised scaly macules of a pinkish to rosy-red, often salmon-tinged, color.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine Henry Weightman Stelwagon 1886
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(_Synonyms: _ Pityriasis Versicolor; Chromophytosis.) #What is tinea versicolor?
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine Henry Weightman Stelwagon 1886
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Pityriasis rubra pilaris is an extremely rare disease, usually of a mildly inflammatory nature, characterized by grayish, pale-red or reddish-brown follicular papules with somewhat hard or horny centres; discrete and confluent, and covering a part or the entire surface.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine Henry Weightman Stelwagon 1886
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Pityriasis, or scaly skin disease, description and treatment, 467
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Charles B. Michener 1877
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Pityriasis is caused by nutritive debility, and is often associated with erysipelas, rheumatism, and bronchitis.
The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English or, Medicine Simplified, 54th ed., One Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Ray Vaughn Pierce 1877
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Pityriasis alba can last for weeks to years and is more noticeable in the summer when the surrounding skin is more tan than the affected spots.
CNN.com 2011
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Drago F, et al. Pityriasis rosea: An update with a critical appraisal of its possible herpesviral etiology.
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