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pruritogen

pruritogen noun: any substance that causes pruritus (itching).

Noun

pruritogen (plural pruritogens)

  1. Any substance that causes pruritus (itching).

Forms of pruritogen

pluralpruritogens

Origin of pruritogen

From pruritus + -gen.

Questions about pruritogen

What does pruritogen mean?
Pruritogen means any substance that causes pruritus (itching).
What part of speech is pruritogen?
Pruritogen is a noun.
What is the plural of pruritogen?
The plural of pruritogen is pruritogens.

Words near pruritogen in the dictionary

  1. pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy
  2. prurition
  3. pruritis
  4. pruritoception
  5. pruritoceptive
  6. pruritogen
  7. pruritogenesis
  8. pruritogenic
  9. pruritogens
  10. pruritus
  11. pruritus ani

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