prurigo Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun chronic inflammatory disease of the skin characterized by blister capped papules and intense itching

WordNet

Pru*ri"go noun
Etymology
L., an itching, the itch, fr. prurire to itch.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) A papular disease of the skin, of which intense itching is the chief symptom, the eruption scarcely differing from the healthy cuticle in color.

Webster 1913