pruriginous

[ proo-rij-uh-nuhs ]

adjectiveMedicine/Medical.
  1. of, relating to, or causing prurigo.

Origin of pruriginous

1
1600–10; <Late Latin prūrīginōsus itchy, lascivious, equivalent to prūrīgin- (stem of prūrīgō) prurigo + -ōsus-ous

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