pityriasis

English Thesaurus

1. any of several skin disorders characterized by shedding dry flakes of skin (noun.state)

hypernym	:	dermatosis,
definition	:	disorder involving lesions or eruptions of the skin (in which there is usually no inflammation) (noun.state)

hyponym	:	dandruff,
definition	:	a condition in which white scales of dead skin are shed by the scalp (noun.state)

hyponym	:	pityriasis alba,
definition	:	common form of pityriasis (usually in children or young adults) characterized by round patches of depigmentation (noun.state)

hyponym	:	pityriasis rosea,
definition	:	pityriasis in which an itchy rash develops over the trunk and extremities (noun.state)