psora

psora
Itch Itch, n. 1. (Med.) An eruption of small, isolated, acuminated vesicles, produced by the entrance of a parasitic mite (the {Sarcoptes scabei}), and attended with itching. It is transmissible by contact. [1913 Webster]

2. Any itching eruption. [1913 Webster]

3. A sensation in the skin occasioned (or resembling that occasioned) by the itch eruption; -- called also {scabies}, {psora}, etc. [1913 Webster]

4. A constant irritating desire. [1913 Webster]

An itch of being thought a divine king. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

{Baker's itch}. See under {Baker}.

{Barber's itch}, sycosis.

{Bricklayer's itch}, an eczema of the hands attended with much itching, occurring among bricklayers.

{Grocer's itch}, an itching eruption, being a variety of eczema, produced by the sugar mite ({Tyrogluphus sacchari}).

{Itch insect} (Zo["o]l.), a small parasitic mite ({Sarcoptes scabei}) which burrows and breeds beneath the human skin, thus causing the disease known as the itch. See Illust. in Append.

{Itch mite}. (Zo["o]l.) Same as {Itch insect}, above. Also, other similar mites affecting the lower animals, as the horse and ox.

{Sugar baker's itch}, a variety of eczema, due to the action of sugar upon the skin.

{Washerwoman's itch}, eczema of the hands and arms, occurring among washerwomen. [1913 Webster]


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  • psora — ⇒PSORA, PSORE, subst. fém. PATHOL., vieilli A. Synon. de gale. (Dict. XIXe et XXe s.). B. ,,Autrefois, toute maladie vésiculeuse ou pustuleuse de la peau (Méd. Biol. t. 3 1972). Prononc. et Orth. :[ ], [ ]. Ac. 1762, 1798 : psora; dep. 1835 :… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • psora — (del gr. «psṓra») f. Vet. *Sarna …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Psora — Pso ra, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Med.) A cutaneous disease; especially, the itch. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Psora — (gr.), Hautausschlag, namentlich die Krätze …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Psora — (griech.), Krätze …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Psora — (grch.), Krätze; psorisch, krätzig; psorische Mittel (Psorĭka) Krätzmittel …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Psora — Psora, griech., Krätze; Psoromiasma, das Krätzegift …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • psora — psoric /sawr ik, sor /, adj. /sawr euh, sohr euh/, n. Pathol. 1. psoriasis. 2. scabies. [1675 85; < L psora < Gk psóra itch] * * * …   Universalium

  • Psora — ID 68650 Symbol Key PSORA3 Common Name fishscale lichen Family Psoraceae Category Lichen Division Ascomycota US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • psora — ˈsōrə noun ( s) Etymology: Latin, itch, mange, from Greek psōra : psoriasis …   Useful english dictionary

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