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prʊˈraɪ təspru·ri·tus
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Princeton's WordNet
pruritusnoun
an intense itching sensation that can have various causes (as by allergies or infection or lymphoma or jaundice etc.)
Wiktionary
pruritusnoun
severe itching, especially of undamaged skin; caused by allergy, infection, lymphoma etc
Etymology: From pruritus, from prurio.
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pruritus
Pruritus is a medical term used to describe intense itching sensation that drives an individual to scratch. It can occurin various parts of the body and can be a symptom of several conditions, including skin disorders, systemic diseases, or allergic reactions.
Webster Dictionary
Pruritusnoun
itching
Etymology: [L.]
Wikidata
Pruritus
Itch is a sensation that causes the desire or reflex to scratch. Itch has resisted many attempts to classify it as any one type of sensory experience. Modern science has shown that itch has many similarities to pain, and while both are unpleasant sensory experiences, their behavioral response patterns are different. Pain creates a withdrawal reflex while itch leads to a scratch reflex. Unmyelinated nerve fibers for itch and pain both originate in the skin; however, information for them is conveyed centrally in two distinct systems that both use the same nerve bundle and spinothalamic tract.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Pruritus
An intense itching sensation that produces the urge to rub or scratch the skin to obtain relief.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pruritus in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pruritus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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