单词 | pruritus |
释义 | pruritusn. Itching of the skin or other surface. Also figurative: a strong desire or craving.Also with distinguishing scientific Latin word, most commonly specifying the site of itching, as: pruritus ani n. pruritus of the anus; pruritus vulvae n. pruritus of the vulva; etc. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > skin disorders > [noun] > itching diseases cratcha1400 pruritusa1400 prurit1612 prurigoa1646 prurition1748 prurigo1798 ground-itch1823 frost itch1887 Morgellons2002 the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > types of pain > [noun] > irritation > itching itching?c1225 pruritusa1400 prurity?a1425 yuke1551 yuking1562 prurit1612 titillation1621 prurigoa1646 pruriency1669 pruriencea1688 itchiness1834 yukiness1853 a1400 tr. Lanfranc Sci. Cirurgie (Ashm.) (1894) 248 (MED) Rubedo..pruritus..sebel, scabies, & vngula goiþ al in oon cours. 1653 Bp. J. Taylor Ενιαυτος: Course of Serm. i. xxiii. 299 If there be a pruritus or itch of talking, let it be in matters of Religion. 1684 tr. S. Blankaart Physical Dict. 239 Pruritus, the Itch is a dry Unevenness of the Skin caused by Saline fixed Particles, pricking the Skin. 1707 J. Browne Acct. Wonderful Cures Cold Baths 92 On the acrid Salt, or corrosive Humours depend the corrosion of the Teeth and Gums, the excessive Pruritus in the Skin, [etc.]. 1768 tr. L. Heister Gen. Syst. Surg. (ed. 8) II. lxvi. 2 Sometimes a Flea, or other Insect, gets into the Ear, and, by struggling to get loose from the glutinous Ear-wax, excites an intolerable Pruritus, and Tickling, which in time turns to acute Pain. 1799 R. Hooper Med. Dict. Pruritis, a violent itching of the skin. 1843 Lancet 16 Sept. 851/2 Pruritus ani I have sometimes seen associated with hæmorrhoids, and pruritus pudendi with varicose veins of the vagina. 1888 J. N. Hyde Pract. Treat. Dis. Skin (ed. 2) 581 Pruritus is a functional disorder of the skin, characterized by the sensation of itching in a part or a whole of the body, and unaccompanied by objective symptoms of disease. 1952 I. E. Newsom Sheep Dis. iv. 120 Scrapie is a chronic neurosis of sheep and goats characterized by intense pruritus, progressive incoordination, weakness, paralysis and death. 1979 Sunday Post 6 May 24 I have suffered for more than 10 years with pruritis. 1990 Delaware Today July 39/1 In the summer you're more prone to a medical condition called pruritus—itching, that is. 2003 Guardian 16 Aug. (Weekend Suppl.) 49/2 Pruritus vulvae is a skin problem that causes intense itching and irritation of the vulval area and can be due to irritants such as soap. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1400 |
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