Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Severe itching, often of undamaged skin.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An itching; more specifically, a functional affection of the skin characterized by simple itching without structural change.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) Itching.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun medicine severe
itching , especially of undamagedskin ; caused byallergy ,infection ,lymphoma etc
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an intense itching sensation that can have various causes (as by allergies or infection or lymphoma or jaundice etc.)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Anaphylactoid reactions characterized by symptoms such as pruritus, urticaria, angioedema, and dyspnea requiring medical treatment have been reported in clinical trials with bupropion.
unknown title 2009
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Pilot study of the effect of individualised homeopathy on the pruritus associated with atopic dermatitis in dogs.
Dr. Richard Palmquist: Does Your Pet Have Allergies? Dr. Richard Palmquist 2011
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Biliary diversion has been successful in a limited number of patients but pruritus continues to be an indication for transplantation in some patients.
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Bile flow may be stimulated with ursodeoxycholic acid, but in many patients the pruritus continues.
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But next to it was something else, a word that I hadn't seen before -- pruritus.
Donna Flagg: When the Cure Is Worse Than the Disease Donna Flagg 2010
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Turns out, pruritus is chronic itching of the skin around the anus.
Donna Flagg: When the Cure Is Worse Than the Disease Donna Flagg 2010
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Turns out, pruritus is chronic itching of the skin around the anus.
Donna Flagg: When the Cure Is Worse Than the Disease Donna Flagg 2010
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But next to it was something else, a word that I hadn't seen before -- pruritus.
Donna Flagg: When the Cure Is Worse Than the Disease Donna Flagg 2010
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But next to it was something else, a word that I hadn't seen before -- pruritus.
Donna Flagg: When the Cure Is Worse Than the Disease Donna Flagg 2010
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Turns out, pruritus is chronic itching of the skin around the anus.
Donna Flagg: When the Cure Is Worse Than the Disease Donna Flagg 2010
qms commented on the word pruritus
The rhyming urge begins to twitch
And quickly builds into an itch
Returned to smite us
With fresh pruritis.
The limerick bug is a bitch.
May 16, 2015