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countable and uncountable, plural psoriases
(pathology) A noncontagious disease whose main symptom is gray or silvery flaky patches on the skin which are red and inflamed underneath when scratched. quotations
He suffers from a skin complaint, psoriasis, which has rendered his hands scaly, hard and red.
2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, page 11