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psoriasis - Word of the Day - Wed Mar 20, 2024

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Entry posted by Myr in Word of the Day March 20

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psoriasis - (noun) - a chronic skin disease characterized by scaly, redish patches

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If you ever feel the need to be bombarded by advertising for psoriasis medications, turn on the television after midnight.

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Posted March 20

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Due to a successful ad campaign in the 1970's, the heartbreak of psoriasis became a popular phrase.

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CarlHoliday 3,298

Posted March 20

You don't see this often, but today’s psoriasis came to us from Late Latin psoriasis “mange, scurvy,” from Greek psōriasis “the itch, being itchy.”

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