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prurigo

UK/pɹʊəˈɹaɪɡəʊ/

prurigo noun: a skin condition, characterized by itching of papules as the main symptom.

Noun

prurigo (countable and uncountable, plural prurigos or prurigoes)

  1. A skin condition, characterized by itching of papules as the main symptom.
    Synonyms:
    pruritus

prurigo meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

prurigo in Tamil

சொறி, தோல் அரிப்பு, தோல் அரிப்பு நோய்

prurigo in Indonesian

papular disease of the skin
prurigo, darah manis

Synonyms of prurigo

Forms of prurigo

pluralprurigos
pluralprurigoes

Origin of prurigo

From Latin prūrīgō (“an itching, the itch”), from prūriō (“to itch”).

Words formed from prurigo

Questions about prurigo

What does prurigo mean?
Prurigo means a skin condition, characterized by itching of papules as the main symptom.
What is prurigo in Tamil?
Prurigo in Tamil is சொறி, தோல் அரிப்பு, தோல் அரிப்பு நோய். See Prurigo meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is prurigo?
Prurigo is a noun.
How do you pronounce prurigo?
Prurigo is pronounced /pɹʊəˈɹaɪɡəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of prurigo?
The plural of prurigo is prurigos.

Words near prurigo in the dictionary

  1. pruriency
  2. prurient
  3. pruriently
  4. prurigenic
  5. pruriginous
  6. prurigo
  7. prurigo nodularis
  8. prurigoes
  9. prurigos
  10. pruritic
  11. pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy

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Adapted from Wiktionary: prurigo (page history and authors); prurigo (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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