PRURITUS Meaning of PRURITUS in English [ prʊ'rʌɪtəs ]■ noun Medicine severe itching of the skin, as a symptom of various ailments.Derivativespruritic adjective OriginC17: from L., 'itching' (see prurigo ). Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004