psoriasis
Medical term for the chronic skin condition. Used in clinical and everyday contexts.
Psoriasis is thought to be related to immune system abnormalities.
He goes to a dermatologist for psoriasis treatment.
psoriasis vulgaris; plaque psoriasis
Standard medical kanji spelling.
Mixed kana spelling used when the second kanji is difficult or for readability.
The kanji 乾 means 'dry' and 癬 means 'skin disease', together describing the dry, scaly patches characteristic of psoriasis. The reading is on'yomi.