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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pruritus /prʊˈrʌɪtəs/

▶noun Medicine severe itching of the skin, as a symptom of various ailments.

– derivatives
pruritic adjective.

– origin C17: from L., ‘itching’ (see prurigo).

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