Prurigo

[pru'raigәu]

(noun.) chronic inflammatory disease of the skin characterized by blister capped papules and intense itching.

Checker: Roderick--From WordNet

(n.) A papular disease of the skin, of which intense itching is the chief symptom, the eruption scarcely differing from the healthy cuticle in color.

Typist: Lucas

n. an eruption on the skin causing great itching.—adj. Prurig′inous.—n. Prurī′tus.

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