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/pɹuːˈɹaɪtəs/ · noun
(medicine) Itching; especially, severe itching of undamaged skin; caused by allergy, infection, lymphoma, etc..
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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Pruritus means (medicine) Itching; especially, severe itching of undamaged skin; caused by allergy, infection, lymphoma, etc..
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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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