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- Latin · derived fromprūrīgō“an itching, the itch”
- English todayprurigo
From Latin prūrīgō (“an itching, the itch”), from prūriō (“to itch”).
Words from the same roots
Latinprūrīgō all →
pruriginous
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
prurigo
Today it means: A skin condition, characterized by itching of papules as the main symptom. Full definition →
Latin prūrīgō