pruritus
Valid in Scrabble
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/pɹuːˈɹaɪtəs/
Definition of pruritus
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(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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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin prūrītus (“an itch, an itching”), from prūriō (“to itch”).
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