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pruritus

  • /pɹuːˈɹaɪtəs/

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Borrowed from Latin prūrītus (“an itch, an itching”), from prūriō (“to itch”).

noun prurituses

  1. uncountable, usually Itching; especially, severe itching of undamaged skin; caused by allergy, infection, lymphoma, etc. 2018, AbbVie, "FDA Grants AbbVie's Upadacitinib Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Atopic Dermatitis", Drug Discovery & Development Atopic dermatitis, a chronic inflammatory skin disease, is characterized by skin erosion, oozing and crusting, redness, intense itching (pruritus) and dry skin.

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"pruritus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pruritus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{pruritus_2026,
  title = {pruritus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pruritus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}