psora

English

Etymology

Latin, from Ancient Greek ψώρα (psṓra, “itch”). Compare psoriasis.

Noun

psora (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) A cutaneous disease, especially the itch.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for psora in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ψώρα (psṓra, “itch”).

Pronunciation

Noun

psōra f (genitive psōrae); first declension

  1. The itch, mange

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative psōra psōrae
Genitive psōrae psōrārum
Dative psōrae psōrīs
Accusative psōram psōrās
Ablative psōrā psōrīs
Vocative psōra psōrae

Synonyms

References
  • psora in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • psora in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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