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PRURIGO
prurigo
(noun) chronic inflammatory disease of the skin characterized by blister capped papules and intense itching
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
prurigo (countable and uncountable, plural prurigos or prurigoes)
(medicine) A papular disease of the skin, with intense itching as the main symptom.
Synonyms
• pruritus
Source: Wiktionary
Pru*ri"go, n. Etym: [L., an itching, the itch, fr. prurire to itch.] (Med.)
Definition: A papular disease of the skin, of which intense itching is the chief symptom, the eruption scarcely differing from the healthy cuticle in color.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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POLYGENIC
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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