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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
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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