n. A chronic skin disease having various causes, marked by the eruption of pale, dome-shaped papules that itch severely. [Latin prūrīgō, an itching, from prūrīre, to itch; see preus- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] pru·rigi·nous (-rĭjə-nəs) adj. |
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