prurigo

American  

[proo-rahy-goh] / prʊˈraɪ goʊ /

noun

Pathology.

1. a skin condition characterized by itching papules.

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prurigo British  

/ prʊəˈrɪdʒɪnəs, prʊəˈraɪɡəʊ /

noun

1. a chronic inflammatory disease of the skin characterized by the formation of papules and intense itching

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Other Word Forms

• pruriginous adjective

Etymology

Origin of prurigo

1640–50; < Latin prūrigō an itching; prurient

Example Sentences

Affecting at least 130,000 Americans, prurigo nodularis causes dozens of extremely itchy and disfiguring bumps, usually on the chest, arms, and legs.

From Science Daily

Did you forget that this great man, this hero, this demigod, is attacked with a malady of the skin which worries him to death, prurigo?’

From Project Gutenberg

However, there are only limited study data on the effectiveness of the laser therapy for atopic dermatitis, and almost nothing known about how it works for the prurigo form.

From Reuters

Canon was the first to notice that in a fairly large number of skin-diseases, especially in prurigo and psoriasis, the eosinophil cells are increased up to 17%.

From Project Gutenberg

Two diseases of the time are, faction and fussiness—the one a fever, the other a prurigo.

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