Definition of Pityroid

1. a. Having the form of, or resembling, bran.

Definition of Pityroid

1. Adjective. Having the form of, or resembling, bran. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pityroid

1. bran-like [adj]

Medical Definition of Pityroid

1. Synonym: furfuraceous. Origin: G. Pityrodes, branlike, fr. Pityron, bran, + eidos, resemblance (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pityroid

pityriasis
pityriasis alba
pityriasis amiantacea
pityriasis capitis
pityriasis circinata
pityriasis lichenoides
pityriasis lichenoides chronica
pityriasis linguae
pityriasis maculata
pityriasis nigra
pityriasis rosea
pityriasis rubra
pityriasis sicca
pityriasis versicolor
pityroid (current term)
piu
pium
piums
piupiu
piupius
pivalaldehyde
pivalate
pivalates
pivalic acid
pivaloyl
pivalylbenzhydrazine
pivampicillin
pivanilide
pivanilides

Literary usage of Pityroid

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Elementary Manual of Regional Topographical Dermatology by Raimond Jacques Adrien Sabouraud, Charles Frederic Marshall (1906)
"Then, in a few days, an erythematous and pityroid eruption develops on the whole body, composed of small pink macular elements which enlarge and assume a ..."

2. A Pocket medical dictionary: Giving the Pronunciation and Definition of the ...by George Milbry Gould by George Milbry Gould (1920)
"pityroid, pit'-ir-oid. Resembling bran. PU, piks. Pitch, the resinous exudate of coniferous trees. P. burgun'dica, an exudate from Picea (Abies) excelsa, ..."

3. Lippincott's Medical dictionary: A Complete Vocabulary of the Terms Used in by Ryland W. Greene, Joseph Thomas (1906)
"P. versic'olor, a contagious disease due to a fungus, and characterized py a brown eruption on the skin, with some itching. pityroid (pit'i-roid). ..."

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