pruritus
/pɹuːˈɹaɪtəs/
pruritus noun: itching; especially, severe itching of undamaged skin; caused by allergy, infection, lymphoma, etc.
Noun
pruritus (usually uncountable, plural prurituses)
- Itching; especially, severe itching of undamaged skin; caused by allergy, infection, lymphoma, etc.
- Atopic dermatitis, a chronic inflammatory skin disease, is characterized by skin erosion, oozing and crusting, redness, intense itching (pruritus) and dry skin.2018, AbbVie, "FDA Grants AbbVie's Upadacitinib Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Atopic Dermatitis", Drug Discovery & Development
pruritus meaning in Tamil
pruritus in Tamil
- அரிப்பு, தோல் அரிப்பு, நமைத்தல்
Forms of pruritus
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Origin of pruritus
Borrowed from Latin prūrītus (“an itch, an itching”), from prūriō (“to itch”).
Words formed from pruritus
Questions about pruritus
- What does pruritus mean?
- Pruritus means itching; especially, severe itching of undamaged skin; caused by allergy, infection, lymphoma, etc.
- What is pruritus in Tamil?
- Pruritus in Tamil is அரிப்பு, தோல் அரிப்பு, நமைத்தல். See Pruritus meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pruritus?
- Pruritus is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pruritus?
- Pruritus is pronounced /pɹuːˈɹaɪtəs/.
- What is the plural of pruritus?
- The plural of pruritus is prurituses.
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