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pru·ri·tus
(pro͝o-rī′təs)n.
Severe itching, often of undamaged skin.
pru·rit′ic (-rĭt′ĭk) adj.
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pruritus
(prʊəˈraɪtəs)n
1. (Pathology) any intense sensation of itching
2. (Pathology) any of various conditions characterized by intense itching
[C17: from Latin: an itching; see prurient]
pruritic adj
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pru•ri•tus
(prʊˈraɪ təs)n.
itching.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin prūrītus an itching, derivative of prūrī(re) to itch]
pru•rit′ic (-ˈrɪt ɪk) adj.
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Noun | 1. | pruritus - an intense itching sensation that can have various causes (as by allergies or infection or lymphoma or jaundice etc.) pruritus ani - chronic itching of the skin around the anus pruritus vulvae - persistent itching of the external female genitalia |
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pru·ri·tus
n. prurito, comezón, picazón.
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pruritus
n prurito, picazón f, comezón fEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.