‖ porrigo Path.
(pəˈraɪgəʊ)
[L. porrīgo scurf, dandruff.]
A name for several diseases of the scalp characterized by scaly eruptions.
| 1706 Phillips, Porrigo,..Scurf or Scales on the Head, Eye⁓brows, or Beard. a 1801 W. Heberden Comm. xxiii. (1806) 127 The porrigo, or scald head, begins with little spots of a branny scurf. 1899 Allbutt's Syst. Med. VIII. 526 Recognised as a distinct disease under the name of ‘Contagious porrigo’. |