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Definition of Itchiness
1. Noun. An irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch.
Generic synonyms: Cutaneous Sensation, Haptic Sensation, Skin Sensation
Specialized synonyms: Pruritus
Derivative terms: Itch, Itch, Itchy, Itchy, Itch
Definition of Itchiness
1. n. The state of being itchy.
Definition of Itchiness
1. Noun. The state of being itchy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Itchiness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Itchiness
Literary usage of Itchiness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Clinical Lectures on Diseases of the Liver, Jaundice and Abdominal Dropsy by Charles Murchison (1885)
"In two cases the late Dr. Graves observed this itchiness precede the jaundice—in
one for ten days, and in the other for two ..."
2. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science (1880)
"Eruption is freshest on dorsum of thumb, and here there is considerable irritability;
itchiness, too, in the palms of hand and wrist. ..."
3. The Orange County Stud Book: Giving a History of All Noted Stallions, Bred by J. H. Reeves (1880)
"A Scabby itchiness on the edge of the eyelids maybe cured by a diluted nitrated
ointment of mercury. Warts should be cut off with the scissors, ..."
4. The Theosophist by Theosophical Society (Madras, India) (1890)
"... there is a burning sensation, copious perspiration, itchiness, and inflammation
of the skin with pus flowing down the ulcer. ..."
5. Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal (1814)
"Complains of a return of the itchiness over his arms j the inside of the right
feels rough. 20th.—There is a slight eruption over the tops of his thighs; ..."
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