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Itchy vs Pruritus - What's the difference?

itchy | pruritus |

As an adjective itchy

is having or creating an itch, causing a person or animal to tend to want to scratch.

As a noun pruritus is

(medicine) severe itching, especially of undamaged skin; caused by allergy, infection, lymphoma etc.

itchy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Having or creating an itch, causing a person or animal to tend to want to scratch.

    • Derived terms

    * itchy feet * itchy trigger finger

    Related terms

    * itchiness

    References

    * The Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary

    pruritus

    English

    (wikipedia pruritus)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (medicine) severe itching, especially of undamaged skin; caused by allergy, infection, lymphoma etc
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