prurigo
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A long-term skin condition that causes very itchy small bumps with tiny blisters
- noun
- /ˈprʊrɪɡoʊ/
- Specialized
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prurigo
- The doctor diagnosed him with prurigo after examining the itchy blisters on his skin.
Examples
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After months of suffering from prurigo, she found relief through a new topical treatment.
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She was constantly uncomfortable due to prurigo, which made her skin feel like it was crawling.
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Tissue damage caused by scratching may lead to acute conditions such as scratch prurigo (itchy weals from scratching) or to the chronic lichenified patches.
Academic text (1999)
How Itchy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Prurigo comes from the old Latin verb prurire, which means 'to itch'. So prurigo refers to a skin condition with strong itching and small raised bumps, which explains the modern medical use of the word.