Pruritus

/pɹuːˈɹaɪtəs/

Synonyms for "pruritus" (71 found)

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Closest matches (15)

abscess acne ague anemia anoxia asphyxiation asthma atrophy chill colic constipation convulsion cyanosis dermatitis

Noun(1 words)

chronic itch

Strong matches (21)

diarrhea dizziness dropsy dysentery dyspepsia eczema edema fatigue fever fibrillation fidgets flux growth hemorrhage herpes hives hypertension hypotension icterus impetigo

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indigestion

Related words (35)

inflammation insomnia jaundice jerking leprosy lichen lumbago nausea necrosis pain paralysisprickly heatrash rheum ringworm scabies sclerosis seizure shingles shock

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skin sore spasm tabes tachycardia tumor twitching vertigo vomiting wasting

Noun(5 words)

itch itches itchiness itchingpruritic syndrome

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More general

4 entries

itch itchiness itchingmedical symptom

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3 entries

cutaneous prurituslocalized pruritussystemic pruritus

Collocations

6 entries

chronic prurituscutaneous pruritusgeneralized prurituspruritus anisevere pruritussystemic pruritus

Inflections

1 entries

prurituses

Derivations

1 entries

pruritic

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2018, AbbVie, "FDA Grants AbbVie's Upadacitinib Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Atopic Dermatitis", Drug Discovery & Development Atopic dermatitis, a chronic inflammatory skin disease, is characterized by skin erosion, oozing and crusting, redness, intense itching (pruritus) and dry skin.

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