pruritus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
pruritus
    n 1: an intense itching sensation that can have various causes
         (as by allergies or infection or lymphoma or jaundice etc.)
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Pruritus \Pru*ri"tus\, n. [L.] (Med.)
   Itching.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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