noun
psoriasis
Medical term for the chronic skin condition. Used in clinical and everyday contexts.
乾癬は免疫系の異常が関係していると考えられています。
Psoriasis is thought to be related to immune system abnormalities.
彼は乾癬の治療のために皮膚
He goes to a dermatologist for psoriasis treatment.
Atopic dermatitis, a different chronic skin condition often associated with allergies, while psoriasis is an autoimmune disease.
The kanji 乾 means 'dry' and 癬 means 'skin disease', together describing the dry, scaly patches characteristic of psoriasis. The reading is on'yomi.