Itch
Pruritus
Pruritus noun - An intense itching sensation that can have various causes (as by allergies or infection or lymphoma or jaundice etc.).
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Pruritus and Itch. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/itch/pruritus
Itch & Pruritus. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/itch/pruritus>.
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