porriginous, a.
(pəˈrɪdʒɪnəs)
[ad. L. porrīginōsus full of scurf, f. porrīgo, -inem scurf, dandruff: see -ous.]
Of, pertaining to, or affected with porrigo.
| 1828 Glasgow Med. Jrnl. 1 Feb., Porriginous ophthalmia is a disease of early life. 1842 T. H. Burgess Man. Dis. Skin 164 They have described six varieties..under the title of porriginous eruptions. |