Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pruritus

/pɹuːˈɹaɪtəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables: pru-ri-tus
IPA: /pɹuːˈɹaɪtəs/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Itching; especially, severe itching of undamaged skin; caused by allergy, infection, lymphoma, etc.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prūrītus (“an itch, an itching”), from prūriō (“to itch”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: prūrītus

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

prurituses (plural)

Derived Forms

pruritic pruritoception pruritoceptive pruritogen pruritogenic

Phrases

pruritus ani pruritus scroti

Frequently Paired Words

pruriception pruriceptor prurience prurigo

Questions

How do you pronounce pruritus?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹuːˈɹaɪtəs/.
What does pruritus mean?: Itching; especially, severe itching of undamaged skin; caused by allergy, infection, lymphoma, etc.
Where does pruritus come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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