/ prʊˈraɪtəs; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( medical ) a severe itching (= the feeling that you want to scratch) that is felt on the skin in some diseases
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from Latin , itching , from prurire to itch.
/ prʊˈraɪtəs; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( medical ) a severe itching (= the feeling that you want to scratch) that is felt on the skin in some diseases
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from Latin , itching , from prurire to itch.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005