"pruritus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pɹuːˈɹaɪtəs/ Forms: prurituses [plural]
enPR: pro͞o-rīʹtəs Etymology: Borrowed from Latin prūrītus (“an itch, an itching”), from prūriō (“to itch”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|prūrītus||an itch, an itching}} Latin prūrītus (“an itch, an itching”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} pruritus (usually uncountable, plural prurituses)
  1. (medicine) Itching; especially, severe itching of undamaged skin; caused by allergy, infection, lymphoma, etc. Tags: uncountable, usually Derived forms: pruritic, pruritoception, pruritoceptive, pruritogen, pruritogenic, pruritus ani, pruritus scroti Related terms: pruriception, pruriceptor, prurience, prurigo Translations (Translations): prurito [masculine] (Spanish)

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