Prurigo
noun, Pathology.
1.
a skin condition characterized by itching papules.
noun
1.
a chronic inflammatory disease of the skin characterized by the formation of papules and intense itching
prurigo pru·ri·go (pru-rī’gō)
n.
A chronic skin disease having various causes, marked by the eruption of pale, dome-shaped papules that itch severely.
pru·rig’i·nous (-rĭj’ə-nəs) adj.
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