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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Prurience
Prurience noun - Feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness.
Nearby Words: prurient, pruriently
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