# psoriasis

> English word · Noun · IPA /səˈɹaɪ.əsɪs/ · frequency rank #33,379

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

## Etymology
From Late Latin psōriasis (“mange, scurvy, psoriasis”), from Koine Greek ψωρίασις (psōríasis), from Ancient Greek ψώρα (psṓra, “itch”) + -σις (-sis, “-sis: forming nouns of action & medical disorders”). Cognate with psora.

## Common misspellings (13)
`posriasis`, `ppsoriasis`, `psoirasis`, `psoraisis`, `psoriaiss`, `psoriasiss`, `psoriassi`, `psoriassis`, `psorisais`, `psorriasis`, `psroiasis`, `pssoriasis`, `sporiasis`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/psoriasis