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nouna chronic skin disease characterized by dry red patches covered with scales; occurs especially on the scalp and ears and genitalia and the skin over bony prominencestype of:
Definition that contains psoriasis
- methotrexate toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis
- psoriatic arthritis a form of rheumatoid arthritis usually affecting fingers and toes and associated with psoriasis
- amethopterin toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis
- methotrexate sodium toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis
- acanthosis an abnormal but benign thickening of the prickle-cell layer of the skin (as in psoriasis)