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pruritus

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pru·ri·tus  (pr-rts)
n.
Severe itching, often of undamaged skin.
[Latin prrtus, from past participle of prrre, to itch; see preus- in Indo-European roots.]
pru·ritic (-rtk) adj.
pruritus [prʊəˈraɪtəs]
n Pathol
1. (Medicine / Pathology) any intense sensation of itching
2. (Medicine / Pathology) any of various conditions characterized by intense itching
[from Latin: an itching; see prurient]
pruritic  [prʊəˈrɪtɪk] adj
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Noun1.pruritus - an intense itching sensation that can have various causes (as by allergies or infection or lymphoma or jaundice etc.)
itchiness, itching, itch - an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
pruritus ani - chronic itching of the skin around the anus
pruritus vulvae - persistent itching of the external female genitalia
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ITCHING Also known as pruritus, an itch can be caused by various things, from an allergy to an infection, but stress is one possible trigger, with the condition being caused by the stimulation of nerve endings in the skin.
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An appropriate treatment approach, he said, is to use treatments that affect psychological symptoms of distress as well as physiologic symptoms such as pruritus.
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