pruritus

[ proo-rahy-tuhs ]

nounPathology.

itching.

Origin of pruritus

1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin prūrītus an itching, equivalent to prūrī(re) to itch + -tus suffix of v. action

Other words from pruritus

pru·rit·ic [proo-rit-ik], /prʊˈrɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words Nearby pruritus

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How to use pruritus in a sentence

For pruritus the influence of the patient's mind is extremely important.
Psychotherapy | James J. Walsh
pruritus is a functional disease of the skin, the sole symptom of which is itching, there being no structural change.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman Stelwagon
pruritus vulvæ is at times due to irritating discharges, and pruritus ani occasionally to hemorrhoids and seat-worms.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman Stelwagon
Aetius recommends the collyrium Psoricum against “scabros ac corrosos angulos, et intensos pruritus, milphoses et prurigines.”
Archaeological Essays Vol. 2 | James Y. Simpson
Here we have the pathological reason why local remedies to the outer surface of the skin will not cure pruritus ani.
Intestinal Ills | Alcinous Burton Jamison

British Dictionary definitions for pruritus

pruritus

/ (prʊəˈraɪtəs) /

nounpathol

any intense sensation of itching
any of various conditions characterized by intense itching

Origin of pruritus

C17: from Latin: an itching; see prurient

Derived forms of pruritus

pruritic (prʊəˈrɪtɪk), adjective

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