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antipruritic, a. and n. Med.|ˌæntɪprʊˈrɪtɪk|
[f. anti- 3 + L. prurītis itching + -ic.]
Tending to relieve itching. Hence as n., a substance tending to relieve itching.
1876Duhring Dis. Skin 92 Carbolic acid is the most valuable of antipruritic remedies. 1880in Syd. Soc. Lex. 1894in Gould Illustr. Dict. Med. 1920J. M. H. Macleod Dis. Skin vii. 119 Anti-pruritics allay irritation and itching, and act either directly on the sensory nerve terminations, or indirectly by evaporation or by astringing the blood-vessels. |