PRURITUS


Meaning of PRURITUS in English

/ 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.