pityriasis rosea

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   pityriasis in which an itchy rash develops over the trunk and extremities

   Broaderpityriasis

Questions about pityriasis rosea

What does pityriasis rosea mean?

pityriasis rosea means "pityriasis in which an itchy rash develops over the trunk and extremities".

Is pityriasis rosea a common word?

pityriasis rosea 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.