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pruriginous

pruriginous adjective: related to, affected by, or resembling, prurigo.

Adjective

pruriginous (not comparable)

  1. related to, affected by, or resembling, prurigo.

pruriginous meaning in Tamil

pruriginous in Tamil

தோல் அரிப்புடைய, தோல் அரிப்பு, தோல் அரிப்புக் காரணமாக இயங்கலுறுகின்ற, தோல் அரிப்பு நோய் இயல்புடைய

Origin of pruriginous

From Late Latin from Latin prurigo (“itching, itch”): compare French prurigineux.

Questions about pruriginous

What does pruriginous mean?
Pruriginous means related to, affected by, or resembling, prurigo.
What is pruriginous in Tamil?
Pruriginous in Tamil is தோல் அரிப்புடைய, தோல் அரிப்பு, தோல் அரிப்புக் காரணமாக இயங்கலுறுகின்ற. See Pruriginous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pruriginous?
Pruriginous is an adjective.

Words near pruriginous in the dictionary

  1. pruriencies
  2. pruriency
  3. prurient
  4. pruriently
  5. prurigenic
  6. pruriginous
  7. prurigo
  8. prurigo nodularis
  9. prurigoes
  10. prurigos
  11. pruritic

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