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prurigo

[ proo-rahy-goh ]

noun

Pathology.
  1. a skin condition characterized by itching papules.


prurigo

/ prʊəˈrɪdʒɪnəs; prʊəˈraɪɡəʊ /

noun

  1. a chronic inflammatory disease of the skin characterized by the formation of papules and intense itching
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Derived Forms

  • pruriginous, adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of prurigo1

1640–50; < Latin ūō an itching; prurient
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of prurigo1

C19: from Latin: an itch
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Affecting at least 130,000 Americans, prurigo nodularis causes dozens of extremely itchy and disfiguring bumps, usually on the chest, arms, and legs.

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Did you forget that this great man, this hero, this demigod, is attacked with a malady of the skin which worries him to death, prurigo?’

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However, there are only limited study data on the effectiveness of the laser therapy for atopic dermatitis, and almost nothing known about how it works for the prurigo form.

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Canon was the first to notice that in a fairly large number of skin-diseases, especially in prurigo and psoriasis, the eosinophil cells are increased up to 17%.

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Two diseases of the time are, faction and fussiness—the one a fever, the other a prurigo.

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