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1. (n.) prurigo
a chronic skin disease characterized by pale, itching papules.
Etymology: (1640–50; < L prūrigō an itching; see prurient)
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1. (noun) prurigo
chronic inflammatory disease of the skin characterized by blister capped papules and intense itching
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1. (noun) prurigo
a papular disease of the skin, of which intense itching is the chief symptom, the eruption scarcely differing from the healthy cuticle in color
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1. prurigo
A name applied to several itchy skin eruptions of unknown cause. The characteristic course is the formation of a dome-shaped papule with a small transient vesicle on top, followed by crusting over or lichenification. (From Dorland, 27th ed)
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