pruriginous
American
[proo-rij-uh-nuhs]
/ prʊˈrɪdʒ ə nəs /
adjective
Medicine/Medical.
Etymology
Origin of pruriginous
1600–10; < Late Latin prūrīginōsus itchy, lascivious, equivalent to prūrīgin- (stem of prūrīgō ) prurigo + -ōsus -ous
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