Middle English Dictionary Entry
pitiriasis n.
Entry Info
| Forms | pitiriasis n. |
| Etymology | ML. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
'Scabbiness of urinary bladder producing bran-like matter in urine.' [Norri]
Associated quotations
- ?c1400(1379) Daniel *Treat.Uroscopy in Norri Dict.Med.(Roy 17.D.1)12rb (pg. 840) : Pitiriasis [*Treat.Uroscopy (Wel 225) 74/526: Pitiriasis, id est furfur (brane)] is as mykel for to saie as brenne. For þai þat haue þis malady, here vryn scheweþ him wiþ bodies moste like brenne or scuddis..and þat is be cause of scabbyhede & scuruyhede of þe vesye.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: OED phthiriasis n.