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prurituses

prurituses is the plural of pruritus.

Meaning of pruritus

Noun

pruritus (usually uncountable, plural prurituses)

  1. (usually) 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

Questions about prurituses

What is prurituses the plural of?
Prurituses is the plural of pruritus.

Words near prurituses in the dictionary

  1. pruritogenic
  2. pruritogens
  3. pruritus
  4. pruritus ani
  5. pruritus scroti
  6. prurituses
  7. PRUs
  8. Prusa
  9. Pruses
  10. prusik
  11. prusiked

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