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pruritus en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /pɹuːˈɹaɪtəs/
  • pro͞o-rīʹtəs

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prūrītus (“an itch, an itching”), from prūriō (“to itch”).

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) Itching; especially, severe itching of undamaged skin; caused by allergy, infection, lymphoma, etc.
    • 2018, AbbVie, "FDA Grants AbbVie's Upadacitinib Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Atopic Dermatitis", Drug Discovery & Development Atopic dermatitis, a chronic inflammatory skin disease, is characterized by skin erosion, oozing and crusting, redness, intense itching (pruritus) and dry skin.

Forms

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prurituses Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

pruritogenic · pruritic · pruritoceptive · pruritus scroti · pruritus ani · pruritoception · pruritogen

Relateds

prurigo · prurience · pruriceptor · pruriception

Translations (1)

es prurito (Translations)