PRURIGO


Meaning of PRURIGO in English

[ prʊə'rʌɪgəʊ ]

■ noun Medicine a chronic skin disease causing severe itching.

Derivatives

pruriginous prʊə'rɪdʒɪnəs adjective

Origin

C17: from L., from prurire 'to itch'.

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