pityriasis alba

1. 1.

   common form of pityriasis (usually in children or young adults) characterized by round patches of depigmentation

   Broaderpityriasis

Questions about pityriasis alba

What does pityriasis alba mean?

pityriasis alba means "common form of pityriasis (usually in children or young adults) characterized by round patches of depigmentation".

Is pityriasis alba a common word?

pityriasis alba is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.